Irvine, California

City in California, United States

Charter city in California, United States

Irvine, California

Charter city[1]

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"Giant Wheel" at Irvine Spectrum Center

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Balloon ride at Orange County Great Park

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Coordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W﻿ / ﻿33.66944°N 117.82306°W﻿ / 33.66944; -117.82306[2]
Country| United States
State| California
County| Orange
Incorporated| December 28, 1971[3][4]
Named after| James Irvine
Government

• Type| Council–manager[3]
• Body| Irvine City Council[5]
• Mayor| Larry Agran (D)
• Vice mayor| James Mai (R)
• City manager| Oliver Chi[6]
Area

[7]

• Total

| 65.92 sq mi (170.74 km2)
• Land| 65.61 sq mi (169.94 km2)
• Water| 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)  0.52%
Elevation

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| 56 ft (17 m)
Population

(318,629 (2025))[8]

• Total

| 318,629
• Rank| (2024)
2nd in Orange County
12th in California
60th in the United States
• Density| 4,689.1/sq mi (1,810.46/km2)
Time zone| UTC−08:00 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes[9]|

92602–92604, 92606, 92612, 92614, 92616, 92618, 92620, 92623, 92650, 92697

Area codes| 949, 657/714
FIPS code| 06-36770[10]
GNIS feature IDs| 1660804, 2410116
Sphere of influence| 74 miles (119 km)[3]
Website| cityofirvine.org
Symbols of Irvine

Flower| Lily of the Nile[3]
Insect| Western Swallowtail Butterfly[3]
Tree| Camphor[3]
Vegetable| Asparagus[3]

Irvine (/ˈɜːrvaɪn/) is a planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was named in 1888 for the landowner James Irvine.[11] The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km2) city[12] had a population of 318,629 as of June 2025. As of 2025, it is the third most populous city in Orange County, fifth most in the Greater Los Angeles region, and 62nd most in the United States.

A number of corporations, particularly in the technology and semiconductor sectors, have their national or international headquarters in Irvine. Irvine is also home to several higher-education institutions including the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Concordia University, Irvine Valley College, and campuses of University of La Verne and Pepperdine University.

## History

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### Kizh era

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Gabrieleño indigenous group inhabited Irvine about 2,000 years ago.[13] In the present, the city and the schools within are taking action to educate the community about the indigenous history. In 2024 there was a proposal to create a village based off of Putuidem Village located in San Juan Capistrano. [14] UCI set a Land Acknowledgement to inform the history of the land their campus is based on as well as many other immigrant groups that had also lived on that land.[15]

Early UCI under construction 1965.

### Spanish era

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Gaspar de Portolà, a Spanish explorer, came to the area in 1769, which led to the establishment of forts, missions and cattle herds. The King of Spain parceled out land for missions and private use.

### Mexican era

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After Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821, the Mexican Congress passed the Mexican secularization act of 1833 which secularized the missions and resulted in the Mexican government assuming control of the lands of said missions. It began distributing the land to Mexican citizens who applied for grants. Three large Spanish/Mexican land grants, also known as ranchos, made up the land that later became the Irvine Ranch: Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, Rancho San Joaquin and Rancho Lomas de Santiago.

Camp Bonita at Irvine Ranch in 1937

### American era

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### 19th century

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In 1864, Jose Andres Sepulveda, owner of Rancho San Joaquin, sold 50,000 acres (200 km2) to Benjamin and Thomas Flint, Llewellyn Bixby, and James Irvine for $18,000 to resolve debts due to the Great Drought. In 1866, Irvine, Flint and Bixby acquired 47,000-acre (190 km2) Rancho Lomas de Santiago for $7,000. After the Mexican-American War the land of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana fell prey to tangled titles. In 1868, the ranch was divided among three claimants as part of a lawsuit: Flint, Bixby and Irvine. The ranches were devoted to sheep grazing. However, in 1870, tenant farming was permitted.

In 1878, James Irvine acquired his partners' interests for $150,000 ($4,887,414 in 2024 dollars[16]). His 110,000 acres (450 km2) stretched 23 miles (37 km) from the Pacific Ocean to the Santa Ana River. James Irvine died in 1886. The ranch was inherited by his son, James Irvine II, who incorporated it into the Irvine Company. James Irvine II shifted the ranch operations to field crops, olive and citrus crops.

In 1888, the Santa Fe Railroad extended its line to Fallbrook Junction, north of San Diego, and named a station along the way after James Irvine. The town that formed around this station was named Myford, after Irvine's son, because a post office in Calaveras County already bore the family name. The town was renamed Irvine in 1914.[17]

Suburban development in Irvine Ranch in 1975 The developing urban core in the city of Irvine in 2010

### 20th century

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By 1918, 60,000 acres (240 km2) of lima beans were grown on the Irvine Ranch. Two Marine Corps facilities, MCAS El Toro and MCAS Tustin, were built during World War II on ranch land sold to the government.

James Irvine II died in 1947 at the age of 80. His son, Myford, assumed the presidency of the Irvine Company. He began opening small sections of the Irvine Ranch to urban development.

The Irvine Ranch played host to the Boy Scouts of America's 1953 National Scout Jamboree. Jamboree Road, a major street which now stretches from Newport Beach to the city of Orange, was named in honor of this event. David Sills, then a young Boy Scout from Peoria, Illinois, was among the attendees at the 1953 Jamboree. Sills came back to Irvine as an adult and went on to serve four terms as the city's mayor.

Myford Irvine died in 1959. The same year, the University of California asked the Irvine Company for 1,000 acres (4 km2) for a new university campus. The Irvine Company sold the requested land for $1 and later the state purchased an additional 500 acres (2.0 km2).[18]

William Pereira, the university's consulting architect, and the Irvine Company planners drew up master plans for a city of 50,000 people surrounding the new university. The plan called for industrial, residential and recreational areas, commercial centers and greenbelts. The new community was to be named Irvine; the old agricultural town of Irvine, where the railroad station and post office were located, was renamed East Irvine.[17] The first phases of the villages of Turtle Rock, University Park, Westpark (then called Culverdale), El Camino Real, and Walnut were completed by 1970.

On December 28, 1971, the residents of these communities voted to incorporate a substantially larger city than the one envisioned by the Pereira plan. By January 1999, Irvine had a population of 134,000 and a total area of 43 square miles (111 km2).[12]

### 21st century

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In late 2003, after a ten-year-long legal battle, Irvine annexed the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. This added 7.3 square miles (19 km2) of land to the city and blocked an initiative championed by Newport Beach residents to replace John Wayne Airport with a new airport at El Toro.[19] The Orange County Great Park was developed there.

## Geography

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Irvine borders Tustin to the north, Santa Ana to the northwest, Lake Forest to the east and southeast, Laguna Hills and Laguna Woods to the south, Costa Mesa to the west, and Newport Beach to the southwest. Irvine also shares a small border with Orange to the north on open lands by the SR 261.

San Diego Creek, which flows northwest into Upper Newport Bay, is the primary watercourse draining the city. Its largest tributary is Peters Canyon Wash. Most of Irvine is in a broad, flat valley between Loma Ridge in the north and San Joaquin Hills in the south. In the extreme northern and southern areas, however, are several hills, plateaus and canyons.

### Planned city

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A view of the Irvine Business Complex

Los Angeles architect William Pereira and Irvine Company employee Raymond Watson designed Irvine's layout beginning in the late 1950s, which is nominally divided into townships called "villages", separated by six-lane arterial roads. Each township contains houses of similar design, along with commercial centers, religious institutions, and schools. Commercial districts are checker-boarded in a periphery around the central townships. Only automobile transportation was planned for, with other forms of transportation ignored, resulting in Irvine becoming extremely car dependent today.

Pereira originally envisioned the university campus at the northern end of the Irvine Ranch. When the Irvine Company refused to relinquish valuable farmland in the flat central region of the ranch for this plan, the university site was moved to the base of the southern coastal hills. The city layout was based on the shape of a necklace (with the villages strung along two parallel main streets, which terminate at University of California, Irvine (UCI), the "pendant").[20] Residential areas are now bordered by two commercial districts, the Irvine Business Complex to the west (part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city) and Irvine Spectrum to the east.

The planning areas of Irvine

All streets have landscaping allowances. Rights-of-way for powerlines also serve as bicycle corridors, parks, and greenbelts to tie together ecological preserves. The city irrigates the greenery with reclaimed water. The homeowners' associations which govern some village neighborhoods exercise varying degrees of control on the appearances of homes. In more restrictive areas, houses' roofing, paint colors, and landscaping are regulated. Older parts of the Village of Northwood that were developed beginning in the early 1970s independently of the Irvine Company and does not have homeowners' associations.The more tightly regulated villages generally offer more amenities, such as members-only swimming pools, tennis courts and parks.

Homeowners in villages developed in the 1980s and later may be levied a Mello-Roos special tax, which came about in the post-Proposition 13 era.

Rue Rueda Gigante Square in Irvine Spectrum A bridge over the artificial North Lake in Woodbridge, an Atlantic-style neighborhood

#### Villages

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Each of the villages was initially planned to have a distinct architectural theme.

* El Camino Glen
* College Park
* The Colony
* Columbus Grove
* Cypress Village
* Deerfield (mixed styles)
* East Irvine
* El Camino Real (Spanish/Neo-Eclectic)
* Greentree
* Irvine Groves
* Harvard Square
* Heritage Fields
* Laguna Altura
* Lambert Ranch
* Northpark (French Country, Formal French, Italian Country, Formal Italian, Monterey and Spanish Colonial)
* Northpark Square (Spanish Mission)
* Northwood (Bungalow, Craftsman)
* Oak Creek (mixed styles)
* Old Towne Irvine
* Orangetree
* Orchard Hills (Rural Craftsman/Spanish/Tuscan)
* Park Lane
* Parkcrest
* Parkside
* Pavilion Park
* Portola Springs (Spanish/Tuscan)
* Planning Area 40 (Future Village)
* Quail Hill (Spanish/Tuscan)
* Racquet Club
* The Ranch
* Rancho San Joaquin (Shed style)
* Rosegate (Spanish/Tuscan)
* San Marino (Spanish/Tuscan)
* Stonegate (Spanish)
* Shady Canyon (Tuscan Ranch)
* Turtle Ridge (Tuscan)
* Turtle Rock (mixed styles)
* University Hills[21]
* University Park (California Modern)
* University Town Center (mixed styles)
* Walnut (Prairie Style)
* West Irvine (California Modern)
* Westpark (Italian Riviera/Mediterranean)
* The Willows[22]
* Windwood
* Woodbridge (Atlantic Coast)
* Woodbury (Tuscan/Spanish/French)
* Woodbury East (Spanish)

Business and commercial areas

* Irvine Business Complex
* Irvine Spectrum (Contemporary/Moroccan)
* Old Town Irvine

### Climate

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Irvine

Climate chart (explanation)

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Source: NOAA [1]
| Metric conversion

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Late spring and early summer in Irvine is subject to the June Gloom phenomenon widespread in southern California, with overcast mornings and occasional drizzle. Late summer and autumn are warm and mostly dry, with occasional bouts of humid weather extending from Pacific hurricanes off the west coast of Mexico. Winters are mild, with most winters having no frost, and can be hot and dry when the Santa Ana winds blow. Irvine has a Mediterranean climate wherein precipitation occurs predominantly during the winter months. Because Irvine is close to the coast, different parts of Irvine have different microclimates; for instance, the June Gloom effect is stronger in the southern parts of Irvine, closer to the Pacific Ocean.

It can occasionally snow in the Santa Ana Mountains to the northeast of Irvine.[23] Snow within the lower-lying parts of Irvine is very rare, but the area received three inches of snow in January 1949.[24] A tornado touched down in Irvine in 1991, an event that happens in Orange County more generally approximately once every five years.[25]

Climate data for Irvine Ranch, Irvine, California (1991–2020 normals)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °F (°C)  | 94
(34)  | 92
(33)  | 98
(37)  | 106
(41)  | 105
(41)  | 109
(43)  | 109
(43)  | 110
(43)  | 111
(44)  | 108
(42)  | 105
(41)  | 97
(36)  | 111
(44)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)  | 69.0
(20.6)  | 70.5
(21.4)  | 73.1
(22.8)  | 76.4
(24.7)  | 79.4
(26.3)  | 82.5
(28.1)  | 88.1
(31.2)  | 90.2
(32.3)  | 88.8
(31.6)  | 84.2
(29.0)  | 75.6
(24.2)  | 67.8
(19.9)  | 78.8
(26.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)  | 58.8
(14.9)  | 59.2
(15.1)  | 61.4
(16.3)  | 64.1
(17.8)  | 67.6
(19.8)  | 70.6
(21.4)  | 75.0
(23.9)  | 76.2
(24.6)  | 75.3
(24.1)  | 71.1
(21.7)  | 64.0
(17.8)  | 57.7
(14.3)  | 66.7
(19.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)  | 48.6
(9.2)  | 47.9
(8.8)  | 49.7
(9.8)  | 51.9
(11.1)  | 55.5
(13.1)  | 58.7
(14.8)  | 61.9
(16.6)  | 62.2
(16.8)  | 61.7
(16.5)  | 57.8
(14.3)  | 52.5
(11.4)  | 47.6
(8.7)  | 54.7
(12.6)
Record low °F (°C)  | 18
(−8)  | 25
(−4)  | 26
(−3)  | 31
(−1)  | 34
(1)  | 40
(4)  | 44
(7)  | 43
(6)  | 39
(4)  | 29
(−2)  | 25
(−4)  | 24
(−4)  | 18
(−8)
Average rainfall inches (mm)  | 2.67
(68)  | 3.47
(88)  | 1.70
(43)  | 0.85
(22)  | 0.34
(8.6)  | 0.04
(1.0)  | 0.09
(2.3)  | 0.01
(0.25)  | 0.10
(2.5)  | 0.62
(16)  | 0.83
(21)  | 2.34
(59)  | 13.06
(331.65)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.1  | 4.1  | 3.0  | 2.2  | 1.6  | 0.2  | 0.3  | 0.1  | 0.4  | 1.9  | 2.4  | 4.2  | 24.5
Source: NOAA[26][27]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1970| 7,381| | —
1980| 62,134| | 741.8%
1990| 110,330| | 77.6%
2000| 143,072| | 29.7%
2010| 212,375| | 48.4%
2020| 307,670| | 44.9%
2024 (est.)| 318,683| [28]| 3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[29]
1860–1870[30][31] 1880-1890[32]
1900[33] 1910[34] 1920[35]
1930[36] 1940[37] 1950[38]
1960[39][40] 1970[41] 1980[42]
1990[43] 2000[44] 2010[45]
2020[45]

Irvine first appeared in the 1970 United States census with a population of 7,381.[42] It appeared as a city in the 1980 U.S. Census.[42]

Historical racial profile | 1980[46] | 1990[46] | 2000[47] | 2010[48] | 2020[49]

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White | 87.8% | 77.9% | 61.1% | 50.5% | 37.7%
—Non-Hispanic | 84.5% | 73.9% | 57% | 45.1% | 34.5%
Black or African American | 1.5% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 5.8% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 11.7%
Asian | 7.8% | 18.1% | 29.8% | 39.2% | 45.4%
Two or more races | n/a | n/a | 5.4% | 5.5% | 9.7%
Irvine, California – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[50] | Pop 2010[51] | Pop 2020[52] | % 2000  | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 81,613  | 95,822  | 106,056  | 57.04%  | 45.12%  | 34.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 1,977  | 3,494  | 6,646  | 1.38%  | 1.65%  | 2.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 162  | 199  | 285  | 0.11%  | 0.09%  | 0.09%
Asian alone (NH)  | 42,506  | 82,722  | 139,725  | 29.71%  | 38.95%  | 45.41%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 180  | 295  | 341  | 0.13%  | 0.14%  | 0.11%
Other race alone (NH)  | 359  | 554  | 1,790  | 0.25%  | 0.26%  | 0.58%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)  | 5,736  | 9,668  | 16,972  | 4.01%  | 4.55%  | 5.52%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 10,539  | 19,621  | 35,855  | 7.37%  | 9.24%  | 11.65%
Total | 143,072 | 212,375 | 307,670 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%

### 2020

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The 2020 United States census reported that Irvine had a population of 307,670. The population density was 4,689.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,810.6/km2). The racial makeup of Irvine was 37.7% White, 2.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, 45.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.3% from other races, and 9.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.7% of the population.[53]

The census reported that 94.5% of the population lived in households, 5.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.01% were institutionalized.[53]

There were 110,007 households, out of which 34.4% included children under the age of 18, 51.6% were married-couple households, 5.5% were cohabiting couple households, 24.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 22.4% of households were one person, and 6.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64.[53] There were 73,781 families (67.1% of all households).[54]

The age distribution was 21.0% under the age of 18, 14.3% aged 18 to 24, 30.7% aged 25 to 44, 23.0% aged 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males.[53]

There were 119,215 housing units at an average density of 1,817.0 units per square mile (701.5 units/km2), of which 110,007 (92.3%) were occupied. Of these, 44.7% were owner-occupied, and 55.3% were occupied by renters.[53]

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $129,647, and the per capita income was $62,149. About 8.6% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line.[55]

### 2010

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The 2010 United States census[56] reported that Irvine had a population of 212,375. The population density was 3,195.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,233.9/km2). The racial makeup of Irvine was 107,215 (50.5%) White, 3,718 (1.8%) African American, 355 (0.2%) Native American, 83,176 (39.2%) Asian, 334 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 5,867 (2.8%) from other races, and 11,710 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,621 persons (9.2%). Non-Hispanic Whites were 45.1% of the population.[48]

The census reported that 205,819 people (96.9% of the population) lived in households, 5,968 (2.8%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 588 (0.3%) were institutionalized.

There were 78,978 households, out of which 26,693 (33.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 40,930 (51.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7,545 (9.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,978 (3.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3,218 (4.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 463 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 18,475 households (23.4%) were made up of individuals, and 4,146 (5.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61. There were 51,453 families (65.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.13.

The age distribution of the population was as follows: 45,675 people (21.5%) under the age of 18, 30,384 people (14.3%) aged 18 to 24, 66,670 people (31.4%) aged 25 to 44, 51,185 people (24.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 18,461 people (8.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

There were 83,899 housing units at an average density of 1,262.5 per square mile (487.5/km2), of which 39,646 (50.2%) were owner-occupied, and 39,332 (49.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.2%. 109,846 people (51.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 95,973 people (45.2%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009–2013, Irvine had a median household income of $90,585, with 12.2% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[57]

### Older estimates

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According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the median income for a household in the city was $98,923, and the median income for a family was $111,455; these numbers make Irvine the seventh richest city in the US, among cities with population 65,000 or higher.[58] 9.1% of the population and 5.0% of families were below the poverty line. Of the total population, 6.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

In 2006, the median gross rent paid for housing was $1,660 a month. This was the highest of any place in the United States of more than 100,000 people.[59] The skyrocketing high cost of housing is a major issue in Irvine and Orange County, as the city council faces pressure to approve future income-subsidized housing projects to meet the demands of working-class citizens.

University High School in Irvine McGaugh Hall at the University of California, Irvine

## Economy

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Fountain at Irvine Spectrum Center. The center and its surrounding areas constitute a significant part of Irvine's economy. Blizzard Entertainment headquarters is located in Irvine. Among other companies, Toshiba America Electronics is located in the Newport Gateway buildings on MacArthur Boulevard.

Irvine's tourism information is coordinated through the Destination Irvine program run by the City of Irvine. The program provides information on Irvine as a place to vacation and as a destination for meetings, events and other business initiatives. Irvine has been rated one of the top cities for start-up businesses and its strong, fast-growing economy helped place Orange County as one of the top ten fastest growing job markets.[60]

Irvine is also used as a location for film projects. The city government grants free or low-cost filming permits and offers location information to prospective productions.

### Top employers

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Largest employers  #  | Employer  | Employees (2021)[61] | Industry | HQ

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1  | University of California, Irvine | 18,373  | Education |
2  | Blizzard Entertainment | 4,022  | Gaming |
3  | Irvine Unified School District | 3,897  | Education |
4  | Edwards Lifesciences | 3,152  | Healthcare |
5  | B.Braun | 1,910  | Healthcare |
6  | Center for Autism | 1,892  | Healthcare |
7  | Haskell | 1,453  | Architecture |
8  | Western Digital | 1,350  | Computer storage |
9  | Capital Group | 1,198  | Financial services |
10  | Thales Group | 1,084  | Aerospace |

### Business

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The following companies are headquartered in Irvine:

* Alteryx[62]
* Blizzard Entertainment[63]
* Boot Barn[64]
* Broadcom Corporation
* CalAmp
* CoreLogic
* CorVel Corporation
* Cylance
* Edwards Lifesciences
* Epicor Software Corporation
* Felt Bicycles
* Ford Motor Company (West Coast design center)
* Golden State Foods
* HID
* Ingram Micro[65]
* In-N-Out Burger
* Karma Automotive
* Kelley Blue Book (subsidiary of Cox Automotive)
* Kofax
* LA Fitness
* Lifted Research Group
* Maruchan Inc. (a division of Toyo Suisan)[66]
* Masimo
* MindFire, Inc
* NextGen Healthcare
* Obsidian Entertainment[63]
* Panasonic Avionics Corporation
* Pacific Dental Services
* Pacific Premier Bank[67]
* Premier Office Centers
* Printronix
* Razer
* Red Digital Cinema Camera Company
* Rivian
* Ruby's Diner
* Skyworks Solutions
* St. John
* Stüssy
* Super73
* Superformance, LLC
* Taco Bell (a division of Yum! Brands, Inc.)
* The Habit Burger Grill
* Tillys
* Ultimate Ears
* Vizio[68]
* W. Brown & Associates
* Western Mutual Insurance Group
* Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG)
* Xumo
* Yogurtland

The following international companies have their North American headquarters in Irvine:

* Asics
* Atlus
* Bandai Namco Entertainment (American division)
* Bandai Namco Holdings (American division)
* BenQ Corporation
* BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH
* Dahua Technology
* Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
* Horiba
* Kia Motors
* KOG Games
* Marukome
* Mazda Motor Corporation
* Nikken Sekkei
* Samsung Electronics (IT and printing division)
* Sega (American division)
* Shimano
* TCL Technology
* Toshiba Corporation

## Arts and culture

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### The Irvine Global Village Festival

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Every October, Irvine hosts the Irvine Global Village Festival to celebrate the diversity among the citizens of Irvine and Orange County. The festival consists of exhibits from local merchants, entertainment from diverse cultures, and sampling of foods from various regions of the world.[69] The event is held at the Orange County Great Park.

### Irvine Community Television

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The Irvine Community Television (ICTV) produces and broadcasts television programs on news, sports, arts, culture, safety for the Irvine community. The motto of ICTV is "For You, About You". ICTV airs on Cox Communications channel 30 and online.[70][71]

### Libraries

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Irvine has three public libraries: Heritage Park Regional Library, University Park Library, and Katie Wheeler Library. The Heritage Library serves as the regional reference library for Central Orange County and has a strong business and art focus while the University Park Library has 95,745 books, including a substantial Chinese collection.[72] Katie Wheeler was the granddaughter of James Irvine, and the library is a replica of the house owned by Irvine in which she grew up.[73] Additionally, most UCI Libraries are open to the public.[74]

### Points of interest

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Orange County Great Park air balloon ride

* Ayn Rand Institute
* California State University Fullerton, Irvine Campus
* Concordia University, Irvine
* Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Orange County Campus
* Heritage Park
* Irvine Spectrum Center
* Irvine Valley College
* Islamic Center of Irvine
* John Wayne Airport
* Mariners Church
* Mason Park
* Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial
* Pao Fa Temple
* Saddleback Church, Irvine Campuses
* Tanaka Farms
* The Market Place
* University of California, Irvine, Arboretum
* Wild Rivers (water park)

## Registered Historic Places

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* Irvine Bean and Growers Association Building[75]
* Irvine Blacksmith Shop[75]
* Frances Packing house[75]
* Christ College Site[75]

## Sports

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Irvine is home to USA Water Polo, the national governing body of the sport of water polo.[76]

Irvine is home to Orange County SC, a professional soccer team who is a member of the USL Championship. The team plays its home matches at Championship Soccer Stadium, located inside Great Park.[77]

## Parks and recreation

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Community parks in Irvine have public facilities located on each site, and neighborhood parks provide open space and some recreational amenities within the various villages of Irvine.

Northwood Community Park features the Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial, a memorial to U.S. soldiers who died in the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan, and the first memorial in the United States built before the wars ended.[78]

Other parks include:

* Aldrich Park - A 19-acre (7.7 ha) park at UC Irvine campus. The park marks the center of the planned city, and features a plaque to Daniel Aldrich.[79]
* Jeffrey Open Space Trail
* San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
* William R. Mason Regional Park

## Government

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### Local government

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Irvine is a charter city, operating under a council–manager form of government.[5]

#### City Council

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Further information: Irvine City Council

The City Council consists of the mayor and six City Council members.[80] The Mayor serves a two-year term and Council members serve four-year terms. The city has a two-term limit for elected officials. Elections are held every two years, on even-numbered years. Before 2024, two Council members and the Mayor's seat were up for consideration in each election. The City Council appoints the City Manager, who functions as the chief administrator of the city. The City Council sets the policies for the city, and the City Manager is responsible for implementing the policies. The City Council appoints volunteers that serve on various advisory boards, commissions and committees.

In October 2023, the Irvine City Council voted to propose an amendment to the city charter to elect council members by district and expand the council to seven members.[81] The Council also adopted a district map to take effect if Irvine voters approved the charter amendment.[81] After voters approved the charter amendment in the March 2024 Primary Election, Irvine will elect its first Council members by district in Irvine's 2024 municipal elections.[82] Council districts 2, 3 and 4 will elect Council members in presidential election years and Council districts 1, 5 and 6 will elect Council members in midterm election years.[83] In 2024, Council District 1 will also elect a Council member to serve a shortened two-year term until its first regular election in 2026.[83] Irvine's mayor will continue to be elected citywide.[83] The mayor is Larry Agran.

According to the city's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FY2014–2015, as of June 30, 2015, the city has net assets of $2.59 billion. FY2014–15 revenues totaled $395.2 million, with property tax accounting for $50.7 million and sales tax accounting for $58.8 million. As of June 30, 2015, the city's governmental funds reported combined ending fund balances of $960.9 million.[84]

#### City departments

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The city of Irvine is served by eight departments. These departments are responsible for managing and performing all of the business of the City Hall and its services.

Support services are provided through other agencies including: Irvine Unified School District, Tustin Unified School District, Southern California Edison, Irvine Ranch Water District, and Orange County Fire Authority.

### Federal, state, and county representation

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In the California State Senate, Irvine is in the 37th senatorial district, represented by Republican Steven Choi. In the California State Assembly, Irvine is in the 73rd Assembly district, represented by Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris.

In the United States House of Representatives, Irvine is in California's 47th congressional district, represented by Democrat Dave Min.[85]

Additionally, in the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Irvine is split between two districts:[86]

* third district, represented by Donald P. Wagner since 2019.
* fifth district, represented by Katrina Foley since 2023.

#### Politics

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According to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, as of May 15, 2025, Irvine has 162,067 registered voters.[87] Of those, 60,212 (40.14%) were registered Democrats, 37,510 (25.00%) were registered Republicans, and 45,913 (30.61%) have declined to state a political party/are independents.[88]

Irvine voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 1976 to 2004. Since 2008, Irvine has voted for the Democratic candidate by a comfortable margin in each presidential election. In 2020, Democratic candidate Joe Biden won 64.3% of the vote in Irvine to Republican Donald Trump's 33.6%.

### Crime

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The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), collected annually by the FBI, compiles police statistics from local and state law enforcement agencies across the nation. The UCR records Part I and Part II crimes. Part I crimes become known to law enforcement and are considered the most serious crimes including homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Part II crimes only include arrest data.[89] The 2023 UCR Data for Irvine is listed below:

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## Education

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### Primary and secondary education

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Most of Irvine is located in the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD). The five high schools in IUSD are University High School, Irvine High School, Northwood High School, Woodbridge High School, and Portola High School. Arnold O. Beckman High School is located in Irvine but is administered by Tustin Unified School District. The five high schools in IUSD, as well as Beckman High School, have consistently placed in the upper range of Newsweek's list of the Top 1,300 U.S. Public High Schools. Crean Lutheran High School, a private Lutheran high school, and Tarbut V' Torah, which is a Jewish day school, are also located in Irvine.

Irvine is also home to elementary and middle schools, including two alternative, year round, open enrollment K-8 schools, Plaza Vista and Vista Verde.[91][92] Parts of the north and west of the city are within the Tustin Unified School District. A very small portion of the city, near Orange County Great Park, is located within the Saddleback Valley Unified School District.[93] The southwest portion of the city near John Wayne International Airport is located within the Santa Ana Unified School District.[94]

### Colleges and universities

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UC-Irvine Campus

Irvine is home to the University of California, Irvine, which is the second-newest campus (established 1965) in the UC system after University of California, Merced. Other higher education institutions in Irvine include California Southern University, Concordia University, Westcliff University, Irvine Valley College, Fuller Theological Seminary, FIDM, The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Orange County Campus, and Stanbridge University.

According to the 2000 United States census, Irvine is ranked 7th nationwide, among cities with populations of at least 100,000, for having the highest percentage of people who are at least 25 years old with doctoral degrees, with 3,589 residents reporting such educational attainment.[95]

## Infrastructure

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### Transportation

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#### Air

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Commercial and general aviation services are available at John Wayne Airport, located adjacent to the western border of Irvine.

Intersection of Jamboree and Main showing a typical Irvine road

#### Automotive

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Streets and intersections owned by the city have trademark mahogany signage and are fiber optically linked to the city's Irvine Traffic Research and Control Center (ITRAC).[96] Traffic cameras and ground sensors monitor the flow of traffic throughout the city and automatically adjust signal timing to line up traffic, allowing more vehicles to avoid red lights.[97] Several major highways pass through Irvine (Interstate 5, and Interstate 405, California State Route 73, California State Route 133, California State Route 241, and California State Route 261). Major arteries through Irvine are built out widely and run in a northeasterly direction with speed limits of 50 mph (80 km/h) or greater.

In 2015, 5.0 percent of Irvine households lacked a car; this percentage decreased to 4.0 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Irvine averaged 1.83 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8.[98]

#### Mass transit and freight services

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The Irvine Transportation Center, also known as the Irvine Station

##### Bus and shuttle services

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The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) operates 18 bus routes servicing 396 stops in Irvine.[99]

Additionally, OCTA operates and manages iShuttle, a series of three specialty routes servicing the Irvine area. Two lines, Route 400A and Route 401B, connect the Tustin Metrolink Station to the Irvine Business Complex area. Route 400A provides service between the Tustin Metrolink Station and John Wayne Airport with stops along Von Karman Avenue. Route 401B heads along Jamboree Road before continuing through Main Street and Michelson Drive. The remaining line, Route 403D, offer connections between the Irvine Station and the Irvine Spectrum Area, which includes major employers such as Kaiser Permanente – Irvine Medical Center, and Hoag Hospital Irvine, the Irvine Spectrum Center, and residential communities The Park and The Village.[100]

The city launched its own shuttle service, Irvine CONNECT, in April 2024. The route passes through Northwood and El Camino Real via Yale Avenue, then Woodbridge, Oak Creek, and the Irvine Spectrum area via Barranca Parkway and Alton Parkway, before terminating at Irvine Station. Shuttles arrive at roughly 20-minute intervals.[101][102] The city plans to expand service north to Portola Parkway beginning in July of 2025.[103]

##### Passenger rail

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Irvine Station, also referred to as Irvine Transportation Center, is served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner train as well as Metrolink's Orange County Line and Inland Empire-Orange County Line.[104] Metrolink and Pacific Surfliner Monthly Pass holders may use both Metrolink and Amtrak services at this station through the Rail 2 Rail program.[105]

Tustin Metrolink Station, located adjacent to Irvine's western boundary, is served only by Metrolink.

In 2003, the City of Irvine designated a site 1.5 miles from Irvine Station as the future location of the Orange County Maintenance Facility (OCMF), a storage and service facility for Metrolink trains. An environmental study for the project was finalized in June 2022 and a Notice of Determination was filed by OCTA in October of 2023.[106][107]

##### Freight rail

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A major contributing factor to the growth of Irvine was by freight rail provided by ATSF (now BNSF) Transportation. The Venta Spur was Irvine's first spur. Built in the 1920s, it moved citrus from three processing plants in what is now Northwood to the rest of the country. The processing plants were essentially Irvine's first and biggest employers of the time.

The plants started to go out of business in the 1970s and the spur was abandoned in 1985. In 1999, following its donation to the city of Irvine, it was turned into the Venta Spur bike trail.

The Irvine Industrial Spur is the second railroad spur in Irvine. It serves various industries in Irvine's Business Complex.

#### Bikeways

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Irvine offers a system of bicycle lanes and trails to encourage the recreational use of bikes as a means of transportation. There are 113.2 miles (182.2 km) of off-road bicycle trails and 286.4 miles (461 km) of on-road bicycle lanes in Irvine.[108]

### Emergency services

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Irvine contracts with the Orange County Fire Authority for fire protection and ambulance service is provided by private companies. Law enforcement is provided by the Irvine Police Department (IPD). The IPD operates in a suburban city rated as having one of the lowest violent crime rates among cities with over 100,000 inhabitants by the FBI every year since 2005.[109] The University of California Police Department also has jurisdiction – including arrest power – in areas of the city near the UC Irvine campus, while the California State University Police Department has similar jurisdiction in areas of the city near the CSU Fullerton Irvine campus. Irvine Valley College also maintains its own on campus police department.

### Health Care

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Irvine is served by several health care facilities:

* Hoag Hospital - Irvine (Hospital)
* Hoag Orthopedic Institute (Specialty Hospital)
* Kaiser Permanente Orange County-Irvine Medical Center (Hospital)
* St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group - Irvine (Clinic)
* UCI Health - Irvine Hospital (Acute-care Hospital)

### Water Services

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Water in Irvine is supplied by the Irvine Ranch Water District, which sources its water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, importing water from the State Water Project and the Colorado River Aqueduct. Local groundwater is pumped from an underground reservoir. Additional water comes from the Harding Canyon Dam watershed and the Santiago Creek Dam watershed.[110]

## Notable people

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Main article: List of people from Irvine, California

See also: List of University of California, Irvine people

## Sister cities

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* Geography portal
* North America portal
* United States portal
* California portal
* Greater Los Angeles portal

Irvine has four sister cities:[111]

* Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
* Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
* Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
* Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea

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* Travel information from Wikivoyage

### Archival collections

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* Guide to the East Irvine Historic Resources Documentation Photographs, 1988. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
* Guide to the George Leidal Collection on the City of Irvine. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2346_UCI_underconstruction_1965-300x200.jpg

### Other

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* Official website

Places adjacent to Irvine, California

| Santa Ana | Tustin | Irvine Lake

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Costa Mesa
John Wayne Airport |

Irvine

| Silverado
Limestone Canyon Regional Park
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Newport Beach | Laguna Hills
Laguna Woods | Lake Forest

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Irvine, California

Geography|

* List of communities
* Irvine Spectrum
* Northwood
* Quail Hill
* Turtle Rock
* University Hills
* Woodbridge

Primary and secondary schools|

* Irvine Unified School District
* Irvine High School
* Northwood High School
* Portola High School
* University High School
* Woodbridge High School
* Tustin Unified School District
* Arnold O. Beckman High School
* Crean Lutheran High School
* Tarbut V' Torah

Colleges and universities|

* University of California, Irvine
* Brandman University
* California Southern University
* Concordia University
* Irvine Valley College
* Stanbridge College
* Western State College of Law at Argosy University

Religion|

* Islamic Center of Irvine
* Mariners Church
* Pao Fa Temple

Parks|

* Blue Gum Park
* Brywood Park
* Heritage Park
* Jeffrey Open Space Trail
* Northwood Community Park
* Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial
* San Diego Creek bicycle path
* San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
* Silkwood Park
* William R. Mason Regional Park

Other landmarks|

* 200 and 400 Spectrum Center Drive
* Ayn Rand Institute
* Barclay Theatre
* El Toro Y
* FivePoint Amphitheatre (closed)
* Irvine Spectrum Center
* Irvine Transportation Center
* Old Town Irvine
* Marine Corps Air Station El Toro
* Orange County Great Park
* The Market Place
* Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (closed)
* Wild Rivers

Government and services|

* Irvine Police Department
* James A. Musick Facility
* Orange County Fire Authority

People|

* List of people

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Municipalities and communities of Orange County, California, United States

County seat: Santa Ana

Cities|

* Aliso Viejo
* Anaheim
* Brea
* Buena Park
* Costa Mesa
* Cypress
* Dana Point
* Fountain Valley
* Fullerton
* Garden Grove
* Huntington Beach
* Irvine
* La Habra
* La Palma
* Laguna Beach
* Laguna Hills
* Laguna Niguel
* Laguna Woods
* Lake Forest
* Los Alamitos
* Mission Viejo
* Newport Beach
* Orange
* Placentia
* Rancho Santa Margarita
* San Clemente
* San Juan Capistrano
* Santa Ana
* Seal Beach
* Stanton
* Tustin
* Villa Park
* Westminster
* Yorba Linda

Orange County map

CDPs|

* Coto de Caza
* El Modena
* Ladera Ranch
* Las Flores
* Midway City
* Modjeska
* North Tustin
* Orange Park Acres
* Rancho Mission Viejo
* Rossmoor
* Silverado
* Trabuco Canyon
* Williams Canyon

Unincorporated
communities|

* Anaheim Island
* Emerald Bay
* Olive
* Santiago Canyon

Ghost town|

* Carbondale
* Miraflores

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* United States portal

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Greater Los Angeles Area

Counties|

* Los Angeles
* Orange
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Ventura

Cities
and
towns|

| Central city|

* Los Angeles

|

200k–500k|

* Anaheim
* Fontana
* Irvine
* Long Beach
* Moreno Valley
* Oxnard
* Riverside
* San Bernardino
* Santa Ana
* Santa Clarita

100k−200k|

* Burbank
* Corona
* Costa Mesa
* Downey
* El Monte
* Fullerton
* Garden Grove
* Glendale
* Huntington Beach
* Inglewood
* Jurupa Valley
* Lancaster
* Murrieta
* Menifee
* Norwalk
* Ontario
* Orange
* Palmdale
* Pasadena
* Pomona
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Rialto
* Simi Valley
* Temecula
* Thousand Oaks
* Torrance
* Ventura
* Victorville
* West Covina

50k–100k|

* Alhambra
* Aliso Viejo
* Apple Valley
* Arcadia
* Azusa
* Baldwin Park
* Beaumont
* Bellflower
* Buena Park
* Camarillo
* Carson
* Cathedral City
* Chino
* Chino Hills
* Colton
* Compton
* Covina
* Cypress
* Diamond Bar
* Eastvale
* Fountain Valley
* Gardena
* Glendora
* Hacienda Heights
* Hawthorne
* Hemet
* Hesperia
* Highland
* Indio
* La Habra
* Laguna Niguel
* Lake Elsinore
* Lake Forest
* Lakewood
* Lynwood
* Mission Viejo
* Monrovia
* Montebello
* Monterey Park
* Newport Beach
* Palm Desert
* Paramount
* Perris
* Pico Rivera
* Placentia
* Redlands
* Redondo Beach
* Rosemead
* San Clemente
* San Jacinto
* Santa Monica
* South Gate
* Tustin
* Upland
* Westminster
* Whittier
* Yorba Linda
* Yucaipa

25k–50k|

* Adelanto
* Banning
* Barstow
* Bell
* Bell Gardens
* Beverly Hills
* Brea
* Cerritos
* Claremont
* Coachella
* Culver City
* Dana Point
* Desert Hot Springs
* La Mirada
* La Puente
* La Quinta
* La Verne
* Laguna Hills
* Lawndale
* Manhattan Beach
* Maywood
* Monrovia
* Montclair
* Moorpark
* Norco
* Palm Springs
* Rancho Palos Verdes
* Rancho Santa Margarita
* San Dimas
* San Gabriel
* San Juan Capistrano
* Santa Paula
* Seal Beach
* South Pasadena
* Stanton
* Temple City
* Twentynine Palms
* Walnut
* West Hollywood
* Wildomar

10k–25k|

* Agoura Hills
* Artesia
* Blythe
* Calabasas
* Calimesa
* Canyon Lake
* Commerce
* Cudahy
* Duarte
* El Segundo
* Fillmore
* Grand Terrace
* Hawaiian Gardens
* Hermosa Beach
* La Cañada Flintridge
* La Palma
* Laguna Beach
* Laguna Woods
* Loma Linda
* Lomita
* Los Alamitos
* Malibu
* Palos Verdes Estates
* Port Hueneme
* Rancho Mirage
* San Fernando
* San Marino
* Santa Fe Springs
* Sierra Madre
* Signal Hill
* South El Monte
* Yucca Valley

Under 10k|

* Avalon
* Big Bear Lake
* Bradbury
* City of Industry
* Hidden Hills
* Indian Wells
* Irwindale
* La Habra Heights
* Needles
* Ojai
* Rolling Hills
* Rolling Hills Estates
* Vernon
* Villa Park
* Westlake Village

CDPs
over 25k|

* Altadena
* East Los Angeles
* Florence-Graham
* French Valley
* Hacienda Heights
* Ladera Ranch
* North Tustin
* Rowland Heights
* South Whittier
* Temescal Valley
* West Whittier-Los Nietos
* Westmont

Area
regions|

* Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city
* Antelope Valley
* Central Los Angeles
* Coachella Valley
* Colorado Desert
* Conejo Valley
* Downtown Los Angeles
* East Los Angeles
* Gateway Cities
* Greater Hollywood
* Greater Los Angeles
* Harbor Area
* Inland Empire
* Mojave Desert
* Northeast Los Angeles
* Northwest Los Angeles
* Orange Coast
* Palos Verdes Peninsula
* Pomona Valley
* Saddleback Valley
* San Bernardino Valley
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Valley
* Santa Ana Valley
* Santa Clarita Valley
* Simi Valley
* South Bay
* South Coast Metro
* South Los Angeles
* Victor Valley
* Westside Los Angeles

Landforms|

* Baldwin Hills (range)
* Channel Islands
* Chino Hills
* Hollywood Hills
* Los Angeles Basin
* Oxnard Plain
* Palos Verdes Hills
* Puente Hills
* San Fernando Valley
* San Gabriel Mountains
* San Gabriel Valley
* San Jacinto Mountains
* Santa Ana Mountains
* Santa Catalina Island
* Santa Monica Mountains
* Santa Susana Mountains
* Sierra Pelona Ridge
* Simi Hills
* Verdugo Mountains

Bodies of
water|

* Aliso Creek
* Arroyo Calabasas
* Arroyo Seco
* Ballona Creek
* Bell Creek
* Big Bear Lake
* Coyote Creek
* Lake Arrowhead
* Lake Gregory
* Lake Perris
* Lake Piru
* Los Angeles Aqueduct
* Los Angeles River
* Malibu Creek
* Mojave River
* Pacific Ocean
* Pyramid Lake
* Rio Hondo
* San Gabriel River
* San Juan Creek
* San Pedro Bay
* Santa Ana River
* Santa Clara River
* Santa Margarita River
* Santa Monica Bay
* Tujunga Wash

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State of California

Sacramento (capital)

Topics|

* Culture
* food
* music
* languages
* California sound
* sports
* California Dream
* Crime
* Demographics
* Earthquakes
* Economy
* agriculture
* Education
* Education, history of
* Environment
* Geography
* climate
* ecology
* flora
* fauna
* Government
* Capitol
* districts
* governor
* legislature
* Supreme Court
* Healthcare
* Abortion
* History
* Law
* LGBT rights
* National Historic Landmarks
* National Natural Landmarks
* NRHP listings
* Politics
* congressional delegations
* elections
* People
* Protected areas
* state parks
* state historic landmarks
* Symbols
* Transportation
* Water
* Index of articles

Regions|

* Antelope Valley
* Big Sur
* California Coast Ranges
* Cascade Range
* Central California
* Central Coast
* Central Valley
* Channel Islands
* Coachella Valley
* Coastal California
* Conejo Valley
* Cucamonga Valley
* Death Valley
* East Bay (SF Bay Area)
* East County (SD)
* Eastern California
* Emerald Triangle
* Gold Country
* Great Basin
* Greater San Bernardino
* Inland Empire
* Klamath Basin
* Lake Tahoe
* Greater Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Basin
* Lost Coast
* Mojave Desert
* Mountain Empire
* North Bay (SF)
* North Coast
* North County (SD)
* Northern California
* Orange Coast
* Owens Valley
* Oxnard Plain
* Peninsular Ranges
* Pomona Valley
* Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
* Sacramento Valley
* Saddleback Valley
* Salinas Valley
* San Fernando Valley
* San Francisco Bay Area
* San Francisco Peninsula
* San Gabriel Valley
* San Joaquin Valley
* Santa Clara Valley
* Santa Clara River Valley
* Santa Clarita Valley
* Santa Ynez Valley
* Shasta Cascade
* Sierra Nevada
* Silicon Valley
* South Bay (LA)
* South Bay (SD)
* South Bay (SF)
* South Coast
* Southern Border Region
* Southern California
* Transverse Ranges
* Tri-Valley
* Victor Valley
* Wine Country

Metro regions|

* Fresno–Madera
* Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
* Sacramento–Roseville
* Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario
* San Diego–Tijuana
* San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland

Counties|

* Alameda
* Alpine
* Amador
* Butte
* Calaveras
* Colusa
* Contra Costa
* Del Norte
* El Dorado
* Fresno
* Glenn
* Humboldt
* Imperial
* Inyo
* Kern
* Kings
* Lake
* Lassen
* Los Angeles
* Madera
* Marin
* Mariposa
* Mendocino
* Merced
* Modoc
* Mono
* Monterey
* Napa
* Nevada
* Orange
* Placer
* Plumas
* Riverside
* Sacramento
* San Benito
* San Bernardino
* San Diego
* San Francisco
* San Joaquin
* San Luis Obispo
* San Mateo
* Santa Barbara
* Santa Clara
* Santa Cruz
* Shasta
* Sierra
* Siskiyou
* Solano
* Sonoma
* Stanislaus
* Sutter
* Tehama
* Trinity
* Tulare
* Tuolumne
* Ventura
* Yolo
* Yuba

Most populous
cities|

* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Jose
* San Francisco
* Fresno
* Sacramento
* Long Beach
* Oakland
* Bakersfield
* Anaheim

California portal

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Southern California megaregion

Metropolitan areas and cities in italics are located outside of California

| Metropolitan Los Angeles|

* Major cities: Los Angeles
* Long Beach
* Anaheim
* Santa Ana
* Santa Clarita
* Irvine
* Glendale
* Huntington Beach
* Garden Grove

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Inland Empire|

* Major cities: San Bernardino
* Riverside
* Fontana
* Moreno Valley
* Ontario
* Rancho Cucamonga
* Corona

San Diego–Tijuana|

* Major cities: San Diego
* Tijuana
* Chula Vista
* Oceanside
* Escondido
* Rosarito

Central Coast|

* Major cities: Santa Barbara
* Santa Maria
* San Luis Obispo
* Oxnard
* Ventura

Las Vegas Valley|

* Major cities: Las Vegas
* Henderson
* North Las Vegas

Megapolitan areas of California

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The 100 most populous cities of the United States

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1. New York, New York
2. Los Angeles, California
3. Chicago, Illinois
4. Houston, Texas
5. Phoenix, Arizona
6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
7. San Antonio, Texas
8. San Diego, California
9. Dallas, Texas
10. Jacksonville, Florida
11. Fort Worth, Texas
12. San Jose, California
13. Austin, Texas
14. Charlotte, North Carolina
15. Columbus, Ohio
16. Indianapolis, Indiana
17. San Francisco, California
18. Seattle, Washington
19. Denver, Colorado
20. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
21. Nashville, Tennessee
22. Washington, D.C.
23. El Paso, Texas
24. Las Vegas, Nevada
25. Boston, Massachusetts

26. Detroit, Michigan
27. Louisville, Kentucky
28. Portland, Oregon
29. Memphis, Tennessee
30. Baltimore, Maryland
31. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
32. Albuquerque, New Mexico
33. Tucson, Arizona
34. Fresno, California
35. Sacramento, California
36. Atlanta, Georgia
37. Mesa, Arizona
38. Kansas City, Missouri
39. Raleigh, North Carolina
40. Colorado Springs, Colorado
41. Omaha, Nebraska
42. Miami, Florida
43. Virginia Beach, Virginia
44. Long Beach, California
45. Oakland, California
46. Minneapolis, Minnesota
47. Bakersfield, California
48. Tulsa, Oklahoma
49. Tampa, Florida
50. Arlington, Texas

51. Aurora, Colorado
52. Wichita, Kansas
53. Cleveland, Ohio
54. New Orleans, Louisiana
55. Henderson, Nevada
56. Honolulu, Hawaii
57. Anaheim, California
58. Orlando, Florida
59. Lexington, Kentucky
60. Stockton, California
61. Riverside, California
62. Irvine, California
63. Corpus Christi, Texas
64. Newark, New Jersey
65. Santa Ana, California
66. Cincinnati, Ohio
67. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
68. Saint Paul, Minnesota
69. Greensboro, North Carolina
70. Jersey City, New Jersey
71. Durham, North Carolina
72. Lincoln, Nebraska
73. North Las Vegas, Nevada
74. Plano, Texas
75. Anchorage, Alaska

76. Gilbert, Arizona
77. Madison, Wisconsin
78. Reno, Nevada
79. Chandler, Arizona
80. St. Louis, Missouri
81. Chula Vista, California
82. Buffalo, New York
83. Fort Wayne, Indiana
84. Lubbock, Texas
85. St. Petersburg, Florida
86. Toledo, Ohio
87. Laredo, Texas
88. Port St. Lucie, Florida
89. Glendale, Arizona
90. Irving, Texas
91. Winston-Salem, North Carolina
92. Chesapeake, Virginia
93. Garland, Texas
94. Scottsdale, Arizona
95. Boise, Idaho
96. Hialeah, Florida
97. Frisco, Texas
98. Richmond, Virginia
99. Cape Coral, Florida
100. Norfolk, Virginia

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