Irvine, California: City in Orange County, California, United States
Irvine (pronounced /ˈɜrvaɪn/) is a city in Orange County, California, United States.
It is a planned city, mostly made by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. The city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66 square miles (170 km2) city has a population of 307,670 as of 2020. It has united in the past a green belt or greenbelt is a policy and land use designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped area to the north, and has also united the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, most of which is planned to be converted into the Orange County Great Park.
Irvine, California | |
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    .jpg) Clockwise from top: Irvine Civic Center; San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary; University of California, Irvine; Balloon ride at Orange County Great Park; and "Giant Wheel" at Irvine Spectrum Center | |
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 Location of Irvine in Orange County, California. | |
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| Coordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W / 33.66944°N 117.82306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | December 28, 1971 |
| Named for | James Irvine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.92 sq mi (170.74 km2) |
| • Land | 65.61 sq mi (169.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 307,670 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Orange County 14th in California 66th in the United States |
| • Density | 4,689.1/sq mi (1,810.46/km2) |
| Demonym | Irvinian |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92602–92604, 92606, 92612, 92614, 92616–92620, 92623, 92650, 92697 |
| Area codes | 949, 657/714 |
| FIPS code | 06-36770 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660804, 2410116 |
| Website | cityofirvine |
The University of California, the highest level of the state's public higher education system, has a campus in Irvine.
Irvine is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area.
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