Garden Grove, California

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The city of Garden Grove is located in Orange County.

Typical abbreviation for Garden Grove: Garden Grv.

Garden Grove was incorporated June 18, 1956.

The community of Garden Grove is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Garden Grove lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Garden Grove can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Garden Grove had a population of 165,196 people^<2> (or 5.78% of the total population of Orange County). The population of Garden Grove represented 0.49% of the total of California, making it the state's 21st most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Garden Grove had a population of 165,796 people. This is an increase of 0.36% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Garden Grove.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anaheim	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	335,288	2.22% increase
	Costa Mesa	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	110,080	1.25% increase
	Downey	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	107,587	0.25% increase
	Fullerton	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	131,868	4.65% increase
	Huntington Beach	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	192,620	1.6% increase
	Irvine	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	207,500	45.03% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Garden Grove.

Websites for Garden Grove

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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