Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana is a city in California. It is the county seat and has the second most people of any city in Orange County. It is the 65th most populous city in the United States. In 2020, 310,227 people lived in Santa Ana,[5] The city was founded in 1869. It is in Southern California on the Santa Ana River, 10 miles (16 km) away from the ocean. Santa Ana has the 2nd most dense population of mid-size US cities.[7]

Top: Santora Building (left) and Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (right); middle: Santa Ana City Hall (left), West Coast Theatre (center), and high rises (right); bottom: Bowers Museum (left) and Old Santa Ana Courthouse.
 
Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California
Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California
Coordinates: 33°44′27″N 117°52′53″W / 33.74083°N 117.88139°W / 33.74083; -117.88139Coordinates: 33°44′27″N 117°52′53″W / 33.74083°N 117.88139°W / 33.74083; -117.88139
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Founded1869[1]
IncorporatedJune 1, 1886[2]
Named forSaint Anne
Area
 • Total27.37 sq mi (70.89 km2)
 • Land27.34 sq mi (70.81 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)  0.90%
Elevation115 ft (35 m)
Population
 • Total310,227
 • Rank2nd in Orange County
13th in California
65th in the United States
 • Density11,334.6/sq mi (4,376.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes[6]
92701–92708, 92711, 92712, 92728, 92735, 92799
FIPS code06-69000
GNIS feature IDs1652790,[4]2411814
Websitesanta-ana.org

The Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) goes through the city. It also has the same name as the Santa Ana Mountains and the Santa Ana winds that cause fires in Southern California.[8]

Santa Ana is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area.

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