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Irvine, California

Northern America

Irvine is a planned city in central Orange County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with a population of 318,629 as of June 2025, making it the second most populous city in Orange County. Named in 1888 for landowner James Irvine, the area was developed by the Irvine Company beginning in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. Irvine is home to the University of California, Irvine and to major technology and semiconductor company offices.

Facts
Population
307,670 1
Area (sq km)
170.7425 1
Founding Year
1971 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
17 1
Latitude
33.684167 degrees north 1
Longitude
117.7925 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC-08:00 4
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1. Irvine, California (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 307,670 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 33.684167, longitude -117.7925
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 17 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 170.7425 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1971
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 307670 (2020)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 33.6842,-117.7925
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 31.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.75, -117.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 33.75, -117.75
33.75 -117.75 Csa
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4. GeoNames: Woodbridge - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 12750392, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.79 km)
Quote, cities500 record 12750392, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.79 km)
33.67724 -117.79442 P PPLX US CA 059 24966 29 24 America/Los_Angeles
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Irvine, California (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Irvine ( UR-vyne) is a planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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