Irvine, California

Irvine, California
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Coordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W / 33.66944°N 117.82306°W / 33.66944; -117.82306[2]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
IncorporatedDecember 28, 1971[3][4]
Named forJames Irvine
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager[3]
 • BodyIrvine City Council[5]
 • MayorFarrah N. Khan (D)
 • Vice mayorTammy Kim (D)
 • City managerOliver Chi[6]
Area
 • Total65.92 sq mi (170.74 km2)
 • Land65.61 sq mi (169.94 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)  0.52%
Elevation56 ft (17 m)
Population
 • Total307,670
 • Rank3rd in Orange County
14th in California
66th in the United States
 • Density4,689.1/sq mi (1,810.46/km2)
DemonymIrvinian
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes[9]
92602–92604, 92606, 92612, 92614, 92616–92620, 92623, 92650, 92697
Area codes949, 657/714
FIPS code06-36770[10]
GNIS feature IDs1660804, 2410116
Sphere of influence74 miles (119 km)[3]
Websitecityofirvine.org
Symbols of Irvine
FlowerLily of the Nile[3]
InsectWestern Swallowtail Butterfly[3]
TreeCamphor[3]
VegetableAsparagus[3]

Irvine (/ˈɜːrvn/) is the largest city and a master-planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. 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[11] had a population of 307,670 at the 2020 census; it is the 63rd most populous city 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, the Orange County Center of the University of Southern California (USC),[12] and campuses of California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), University of La Verne, and Pepperdine University.

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  2. ^ a b "Irvine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Demographics". City of Irvine. June 4, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "City Council". City of Irvine. May 27, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "City Manager's Biography". City of Irvine. May 20, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  8. ^ QuickFacts Irvine city, California, August 12, 2021
  9. ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  11. ^ "City of Irvine Website – History of the City". Ci.irvine.ca.us. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  12. ^ "Orange County Center". Senior College and University Commission. Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

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