San Juan Capistrano, California

San Juan Capistrano (/sæn ˌwɑːn kæpɪˈstrɑːnoʊ/; Spanish: [saŋ ˈxwaŋ kapisˈtɾano]; Spanish for "Saint John of Capestrano") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, 35,196 people lived here.

City
Top and middle: Mission San Juan Capistrano; Bottom left: Mission Basilica of San Juan Capistrano; Bottom right: Old Town San Juan Capistrano
Flag Seal
Location of San Juan Capistrano within Orange County, California.
Coordinates: 33°29′58″N 117°39′42″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Orange
Incorporated	April 19, 1961
Named for	St. John of Capistrano
Area
• Total	14.43 sq mi (37.37 km2)
• Land	14.43 sq mi (37.37 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	121 ft (37 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	35,196
• Density	2,439.1/sq mi (941.82/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	92675
FIPS code	06-68028
GNIS feature IDs	1661383, 2411793
Website	sanjuancapistrano.org

San Juan Capistrano, California Media

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  The Spanish founded San Juan Capistrano in 1776, when Saint Junípero Serra established Mission San Juan Capistrano.

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  Ruins of the Great Stone Church at Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1876

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  San Juan Capistrano station, 1895

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  San Juan Capistrano in the 1940s

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  The Santa Ana Mountains separate San Juan Capistrano from Lake Elsinore in Riverside County.

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  The historic Casa Manuel García.

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  The historic Juan Ávila Adobe.

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  The historic Frank A. Forster House, a Mission Revival estate built by the grandson of Don Juan Forster.

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  Shops in downtown San Juan.