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Costa Mesa, California | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "City of the Arts!" | |
 Location of Costa Mesa in Orange County, California | |
  Costa Mesa Location within Greater Los Angeles  Costa Mesa Location in California  Costa Mesa Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′54″N 117°54′44″W / 33.66500°N 117.91222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | June 29, 1953[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | John Stephens |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Jeff Harlan |
| • City Council[3] | Don Harper Loren Gameros Andrea Marr Manuel Chavez Arlis Reynolds |
| • City Manager | Lori Ann Farrell Harrison[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.81 sq mi (40.96 km2) |
| • Land | 15.81 sq mi (40.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.29% |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 111,918 |
| • Rank | 8th in Orange County 60th in California |
| • Density | 7,080.73/sq mi (2,733.85/km2) |
| Demonym | Costa Mesan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92626–92628 |
| Area code | 714/657/949 |
| FIPS code | 06-16532 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652692, 2410239 |
| Website | www |
Costa Mesa (/ˌkoʊstə ˈmeɪsə/; Spanish for "Mesa Coast") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city, one of the region's largest commercial clusters, with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing. The city is home to the two tallest skyscrapers in Orange County.[6] The population was 111,918 at the 2020 census.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "City Manager's Office". City of Costa Mesa. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ^ "Costa Mesa City Council". City of Costa Mesa. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Costa Mesa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Tallest Structures in Orange County". OC Almanac. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
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