Ladera Ranch, California
| Ladera Ranch | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Ladera Ranch
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| Coordinates: 33°32′48″N 117°38′25″W / 33.54667°N 117.64028°WCoordinates: 33°32′48″N 117°38′25″W / 33.54667°N 117.64028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.905 sq mi (12.703 km2) |
| • Land | 4.905 sq mi (12.703 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 404 ft (123 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 22,980 |
| • Density | 4,700/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP Code | 92694 |
| Area code(s) | 949 |
| FIPS code | 06-39114 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1852155, 2583048 |
Ladera Ranch is a highly affluent census-designated place and a planned community located in south Orange County, California just outside the city limits of San Juan Capistrano, Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo.
Ladera Ranch is a 4,000 acres (16 km2) master-planned community adjacent to Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, and San Juan Capistrano.[1] Located along Antonio Parkway and Crown Valley Parkway, construction of the community began in 1999 on portions of the O'Neill, Avery, & Moiso families' 23,000 acres (93 km2) Rancho Mission Viejo cattle ranch, which was the largest remaining working ranch in Orange County.
Ladera Ranch is located in the foothills of the Orange County Saddleback.
The Ladera Ranch development is divided into nine "villages". Within each village, individual builders develop an area called a neighborhood. There are ten or more neighborhoods per village. The villages are:
Five of the nine villages have clubhouses themed on a particular architecture style that is emphasized within that village. There are also parks, pools, playgrounds and open areas within each village. The Covenant Hills village is a gated community which is closed to the general public, but accessible to all card-carrying residents of Ladera Ranch. There are no other gated villages in the community.
In addition to the various clubhouses, the community has a private water park and skate park, 18 community parks, a dog park, six smaller neighborhood pools, many pocket parks and green belts, shopping districts called Mercantile East and Mercantile West Shopping Centers, and miles of hiking/biking trails that connect to Doheny Beach.
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