Irvine, California
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Irvine (/ˈɜːrvaɪn/) is the largest city and a master-planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km2) city[11] had a population of 307,670 at the 2020 census; it is the 63rd most populous city in the United States.
Irvine, California | |
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| Coordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | December 28, 1971[3][4] |
| Named for | James Irvine |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[3] |
| • Body | Irvine City Council[5] |
| • Mayor | Farrah N. Khan (D) |
| • Vice mayor | Tammy Kim (D) |
| • City manager | Oliver Chi[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.92 sq mi (170.74 km2) |
| • Land | 65.61 sq mi (169.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) 0.52% |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 307,670 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Orange County 14th in California 66th in the United States |
| • Density | 4,689.1/sq mi (1,810.46/km2) |
| Demonym | Irvinian |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes[9] | 92602–92604, 92606, 92612, 92614, 92616–92620, 92623, 92650, 92697 |
| Area codes | 949, 657/714 |
| FIPS code | 06-36770[10] |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660804, 2410116 |
| Sphere of influence | 74 miles (119 km)[3] |
| Website | cityofirvine |
| Symbols of Irvine | |
| Flower | Lily of the Nile[3] |
| Insect | Western Swallowtail Butterfly[3] |
| Tree | Camphor[3] |
| Vegetable | Asparagus[3] |
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A number of corporations, particularly in the technology and semiconductor sectors, have their national or international headquarters in Irvine. Irvine is also home to several higher-education institutions including the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Concordia University, Irvine Valley College, the Orange County Center of the University of Southern California (USC),[12] and campuses of California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), University of La Verne, and Pepperdine University.