Aliso Viejo, California

Aliso Viejo, California
City
The Aliso Viejo Town Center
Flag Seal
Etymology: Spanish for "Old Alder Tree"
Motto(s):  "Live, Work, Learn, Shop and Play."[1]
Location of Aliso Viejo within Orange County, California
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Coordinates: 33°34′30″N 117°43′32″W / 33.57500°N 117.72556°W / 33.57500; -117.72556
Country	United States
State	California
County	Orange
Incorporated	July 1, 2001[2]
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Richard Hurt
• Mayor Pro Tem	Mike Munzing
• Council members	Tiffany Ackley Ross Chun Max Duncan
• City Manager	David Doyle
Area [3]
• Total	6.93 sq mi (17.94 km2)
• Land	6.93 sq mi (17.94 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation [4]	410 ft (125 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	52,176
• Density	7,533.35/sq mi (2,908.80/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	92656, 92698
Area code	949
FIPS code	06-00947
GNIS feature IDs	252532, 2409683
Website	avcity.org

Aliso Viejo (Spanish for "Old Sycamore") is a city in the San Joaquin Hills of southern Orange County, California. It had a population of 52,176 as of the 2020 census, up from 47,823 as of the 2010 census. It became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001, the only city in Orange County to be incorporated since 2000. It is bordered by the cities of Laguna Beach on the west and southwest, Laguna Hills on the east, Laguna Niguel on the southeast, and Laguna Woods on the north. It is similarly named to another nearby city, Mission Viejo.