Westminster

Also known as Westminster, California, Westminster, CA

city in northern Orange County, California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: Orange
Incorporated city: March 27, 1957
Type: Council-Manager
Mayor: Chi Charlie Nguyen ( R )
Vice mayor: Mark Nguyen (District 3)
City council: Amy Phan West (District 1) ( R ) Carlos Manzo (District 2) Mark Nguyen (District 3) Nam Quan Nguyen (District 4)
City manager: Christine Cordon
Total: 10.04 sq mi (26.00 km )
Land: 10.04 sq mi (26.00 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0%
Elevation: 39 ft (12 m)
Rank: 92nd in California (2024)
Density: 9,056/sq mi (3,497/km )
Time zone: UTC−8 ( PST )
Summer dst: UTC−7 (PDT)
Zip codes: 92683–92685

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Westminster
Population: 90911
Area: 26.026525
Elevation: 12
Official website: www.westminster-ca.gov
Image: Interstate 405 Through Fountain Valley and Westminster, California (6013793940).jpg
Households: 27144
Dialing code: 714

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Commons category: Westminster, California
inception: 1870-00-00
water as percent of area: 0
water area: 0
per capita income: 28980
postal code: 92685

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Westminster is a city in western Orange County, California, United States. Westminster was founded in 1870 by Rev. Lemuel Webber as a Presbyterian temperance colony and was incorporated in 1957.

Westminster is bordered by the city of Seal Beach on the west, by Garden Grove on the north and east, and by Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley on the south. Santa Ana, the county seat of Orange County, is east of Westminster.