Information about the local communities in Orange County
organized by size, from most square miles to least square miles.
More Than 30 Square Miles
Newport Beach | City | pop > 87,000 | square miles: 52.9 | elv: 10 | SW |
Anaheim | City | pop > 345,000 | square miles: 50 | elv: 157 | NW and NE |
Irvine | City | pop > 250,000 | square miles: 66 | elv: 56 | Central and SW |
Huntington Beach | City | pop > 200,000 | square miles: 32 | elv: 39 | NW |
20.0 to 29.9 Square Miles
Dana Point | City | pop > 34,000 | square miles: 29 | elv: 144 | SW |
Santa Ana | City | pop > 334,000 | square miles: 27.5 | elv: 115 | NC |
Orange | City | pop > 139,000 | square miles: 25 | elv: 190 | NE |
Fullerton | City | pop > 138,000 | square miles: 22 | elv: 164 | NW |
Yorba Linda | City | pop > 64,000 | square miles: 20 | elv: 381 | NE |
17.0 to 19.9 Square Miles
San Clemente | City | pop > 65,000 | square miles: 19 | elv: 233 | SW |
Garden Grove | City | pop > 175,000 | square miles: 18 | elv: 89 | NW |
Mission Viejo | City | pop > 96,000 | square miles: 18 | elv: 410 | SW and SE |
Lake Forest 77,000 | square miles: 17.9 | elv: 489 | SE |
14.0 to 15.9 Square Miles
Costa Mesa | City | pop > 109,000 | square miles: 15.7 | elv: 98 | NW and SW |
Laguna Niguel | City | pop > 64,000 | square miles: 14.9 | elv: 400 | SW |
Santa Juan Capistrano | City | pop > 35,000 | square miles: 14 | elv: 121 | SW |
12.0 to 13.9 Square Miles
Rancho Santa Margarita | City | pop > 49,000 | square miles: 13 | elv: 925 | SE |
Seal Beach | City | pop > 24,000 | square miles: 13 | elv: 13 | NW |
Brea | City | pop > 40,000 | square miles: 12 | elv: 361 | NW and NE |
10.0 to 11.9 Square Miles
Tustin | City | pop > 78,000 | square miles: 11 | elv: 138 | C |
Buena Park | City | pop > 83,000 | square miles: 10 | elv: 75 | NW |
Westminster | City | pop > 91,000 | square miles: 10 | elv: 39 | NW |
9.0 to 9.9 Square Miles
Laguna Beach | City | pop > 23,000 | square miles: 9.8 | elv: 20 | SW |
Fountain Valley | City | pop > 55,000 | square miles: 9 | elv: 33 | NW |
7.0 to 7.9 Square Miles
Coto de Caza | Gated CDP | pop > 14,000 | square miles: 7.9 | elv: 709 | SE |
Aliso Viejo | City | pop > 50,000 | square miles: 7.4 | elv: 410 | SW |
La Habra | City | pop > 60,000 | square miles: 7.3 | elv: 299 | NW |
6.0 to 6.9 Square Miles
North Tustin | CDP | pop > 24,000 | square miles: 6.7 | elv: 256 | NE |
Laguna Hills | City | pop > 30,000 | square miles: 6.6 | elv: 364 | SW and SE |
Placentia | City | pop > 52,000 | square miles: 6.6 | elv: 272 | NC |
Cypress | City | pop > 49,000 | square miles: 6.5 | elv: 39 | NW |
4.0 to 4.9 Square Miles
Ladera Ranch | CDP | pop > 22,000 | square miles: 4.9 | elv: 404 | SE |
Los Alamitos | City | pop > 11,400 | square miles: 4.1 | elv: 23 | NW |
3.0 to 3.9 Square Miles
Stanton | City | pop > 38,000 | square miles: 3.2 | elv: 66 | NW |
Laguna Woods | City | pop > 18,000 | square miles: 3.1 | elv: 381 | Sw and SC |
2.0 to 2.9 Square Miles
Las Flores | CDP | pop > 5,900 | square miles: 2 | elv: 715 | SE |
Villa Park | City | pop > 5,900 | square miles: 2 | elv: 341 | NE / NC |
Less Than 2 Square Miles
La Palma | City | pop > 15,000 | square miles: 1.8 | elv: 46 | NW |
Rossmoor | CDP | pop > 10,200 | square miles: 1.5 | elv: 13 | NW |
Orange Park Acres | ULC | pop > 5,500 | sq mi: 1.4 / / NE / surrounded by Orange |
Portola Hills | CDP | pop > 6,300 | square miles: 1.3 | elv: Unknown | SE |
Midway City | CDP | pop > 8,400 | square miles: 0.6 | elv: 43 | NW |
Size Unknown
Anaheim Island | ULC | pop > 6,800 | elv: 157 | NW |
Balboa Island (within Newport Beach)
Corona del Mar (within Newport Beach)
Cowan Heights
Dove Canyon (within Rancho Santa Margarita)
Foothill Ranch (within Lake Forest)
Modjeska Canyon | ULC | elv: Unknown | SE / The Canyons |
Micaflores | ULC | elv: 138 | NW near Disneyland area of Anaheim
Monarch Beach (within Dana Point)
Olive | ULC | Pop: < 200 | 25 acres | NE / surrounded by city of Orange |
Silvarado | ULC | elv: 500 to 1,640 | SE / The Canyons |
Talega (development in the hills of San Clemente)
Trabuco Canyon | ULC | elv: 430 to 1,640 | SE / The Canyons |
Key:
- CDP: Census Designated Place
- City: Incorporated City
- ULC: Unincorporated Local Area
- pop: Population
- elv: Maximum Elevation
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