Irvine, California
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Clockwise from top: Irvine Civic Center, San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, University of California, Irvine, Balloon ride at Orange County Great Park, "Giant Wheel" at Irvine Spectrum Center
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 Location within California and Orange County |
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| Coordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W / 33.66944°N 117.82306°WCoordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W / 33.66944°N 117.82306°W | |||||||
| Country |
 United States |
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| State |
 California
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| County |
 Orange
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| Incorporated | December 28, 1971 | ||||||
| Named for | James Irvine | ||||||
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| • Type | Council-Manager | ||||||
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Mayor Donald P. Wagner, Melissa Fox, Jeffrey Lalloway, Lynn Schott, and Christina Shea |
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| • City Manager | Sean Joyce | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • Total | 66.454 sq mi (172.115 km2) | ||||||
| • Land | 66.106 sq mi (171.214 km2) | ||||||
| • Water | 0.348 sq mi (0.901 km2) 0.52% | ||||||
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) | ||||||
| Population (2016) | |||||||
| • Total | 258,386 | ||||||
| • Rank |
3rd in Orange County 16th in California 85th in the United States |
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| • Density | 3,900/sq mi (1,500/km2) | ||||||
| Demonym(s) | Irvinite | ||||||
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | ||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | ||||||
| ZIP codes | 92602–92604, 92606, 92612, 92614, 92616–92620, 92623, 92650, 92697 | ||||||
| Area codes | 949, 657/714 | ||||||
| FIPS code | 06-36770 | ||||||
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660804, 2410116 | ||||||
| Sphere of influence | 74 miles | ||||||
| Website | cityofirvine |
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| Flower | Lily of the Nile |
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| Tree | Camphor |
| Insect | Western Swallowtail Butterfly |
| Vegetable | Asparagus |
Irvine (/ˈɜːrvaɪn/ UR-vyn) is an affluent city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city; the Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the 66-square-mile (170 km2) city had a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census; in 2016 the city's population was 258,386. In 2016, Irvine became the largest city in the continental United States with an Asian American , constituting around 45% of the city's population.
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), and campuses of California State University Fullerton (CSUF), University of La Verne, and Pepperdine University.
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