Irvine

Also known as Irvine, California, Irvine, CA, City of Irvine

city in Orange County, California, United States

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Irvine is a city located in Orange County, California, in the United States. It is one of the largest planned communities in the country and serves as a major residential and business hub in Southern California.

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Official name: Irvine
Population: 307670
Area: 172.11498
Elevation: 56
Official website: cityofirvine.org
Image: Irvine City Hall.jpg
Households: 96707

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P12749: Hansi Hinterseer
Commons category: Irvine, California
inception: 1971-00-00
native label: Irvine
postal code: 92710
water as percent of area: 0.5234
median income: 93823
P8168: Vogelsberg
water area: 0.900908
per capita income: 51138
social media followers: 26830

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Irvine (/ˈɜːrvaɪn/ UR-vyne) is a planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was named in 1888 for the landowner James Irvine. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s. The city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km) city had a population of 318,629 as of June 2025. As of 2025, it is the second most populous city in Orange County, fifth most in the Greater Los Angeles region, and 62nd most in the United States.

Several major corporations in the technology and semiconductor sectors maintain their headquarters in Irvine. Irvine is also home to several higher-education institutions including the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Concordia University, Irvine Valley College, and campuses of University of La Verne and Pepperdine University.