Welcome to Laguna Niguel ...

The city of Laguna Niguel is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laguna Niguel, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated December 1, 1989.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laguna Niguel has a population of 65,059 people<2> (see below for details).

Laguna Niguel is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Laguna Niguel lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Laguna Niguel: (949)

The ZIP codes for Laguna Niguel: 92607, 92677<4>

Websites for Laguna Niguel ...

Official Website:   www.ci.laguna-niguel.ca.us/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laguna Niguel had an population of 65,059 people. This is an increase of 3.3% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laguna Niguel had a population of 62,979 people. This makes Laguna Niguel the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Laguna Niguel represents 0.17% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 132nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 62,979 people, the population of Laguna Niguel increased 1.76% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 61,891 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Laguna Niguel.

Communities near Laguna Niguel ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laguna Niguel.

• Santa Ana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <5>
• Irvine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <5>
• Huntington Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <5>
• Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <5>
• Costa Mesa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
  • Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <5>
• Newport Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Beach
  • Newport Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport Beach <5>
• Lake Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
  • Lake Forest is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Forest <5>
• Tustin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
  • Tustin is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <5>
• San Clemente
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Clemente
  • San Clemente is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Clemente <5>
• Fountain Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
  • Fountain Valley is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Valley <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Laguna Niguel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laguna Niguel.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laguna Niguel. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laguna Niguel.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laguna Niguel. See our Newspapers Page for Laguna Niguel.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laguna Niguel ...

Looking for more information about Laguna Niguel? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Laguna Niguel, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laguna Niguel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Laguna Niguel: www.ci.laguna-niguel.ca.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/