Irvine, California
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.[9] 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.[6] 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.
    .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°WCoordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W / 33.66944°N 117.82306°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | December 28, 1971[3][4] |
| 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 | |
| • Total | 307,670 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Orange County 14th in California 63rd in the United States |
| • Density | 4,689.1/sq mi (1,810.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes[7] | 92602–92604, 92606, 92612, 92614, 92616–92620, 92623, 92650, 92697 |
| FIPS code | 06-36770[8] |
| 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.
Irvine, California Media
Early UCI under construction 1965.
Camp Bonita at Irvine Ranch in 1937
Suburban development in Irvine Ranch in 1975
The developing urban core in the city of Irvine in 2010
A view of the Irvine Business Complex
The planning areas of Irvine
Rue Rueda Gigante Square in Irvine Spectrum
A bridge over the artificial North Lake in Woodbridge, an Atlantic-style neighborhood
University High School in Irvine
McGaugh Hall at the University of California, Irvine
References
- ↑ Municode Library. library.municode.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Irvine. Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ↑ Demographics (June 4, 2015)City of Irvine. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ↑ California Cities by Incorporation DateCalifornia Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ↑ 2019 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 QuickFacts Irvine city, California (August 12, 2021).
- ↑ ZIP Code(tm) LookupUnited States Postal Service. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ↑ U.S. Census websiteUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ Donald Bren (in ru). biography-wiki.com (2023-02-10). Retrieved 2023-03-03.[dead link]
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