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Garden Grove, California

City · Population 172,361 · #29 in California · #154 in the US
Garden Grove, California

Garden Grove is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 171,949 at the 2020 census.

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About Garden Grove

Garden Grove is a mid-size city in southeastern California counting 172,361 people who proudly call it home. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#154 nationwide).

Garden Grove holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 17.95 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 9,602 residents per square mile.

What Makes Garden Grove Unique

  • Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
  • Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
  • Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Garden Grove

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Garden Grove

  • 7 Leaves Cafe — coffee shop (café)
  • Abu Omar Halal — shawarma
  • Al-Sultan Mediterranean Grill — shawarma
  • Aunt Yese's Home Cooking
  • BCD Tofu House — korean
  • Blue Bayou
  • Boiling Point — chinese
  • Brodard Chateau — vietnamese
  • Broken Spell Lounge
  • Café Orléans

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

  • "it's a small world" · Attraction
  • Adventureland Treehouse · Attraction
  • Alice in Wonderland · Attraction
  • Animation Academy
  • Astro Orbitor · Attraction
  • Autopia · Attraction
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad · Attraction
  • Boudin Bakery Tour · Attraction
  • Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters · Attraction
  • Casey Jr. Circus Train · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Garden Grove

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Garden Grove

  • A. G. Cook Elementary
  • Alamitos Intermediate
  • Bolsa Grande High
  • Brookhurst Elementary
  • Bryant Elementary
  • Clinton Elementary
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary
  • Enders Elementary
  • Genevieve M. Crosby Elementary
  • Hilton D. Bell Intermediate
  • Izaak Walton Intermediate
  • Leroy L. Doig Intermediate
  • Loyal Barker Elementary
  • Ocia A. Peters Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

  • Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeCity
Mayor🏛️ Steve Jones
Population (2024)172,361
Rank in state#29 of 482
Land area17.95 sq mi
Density9,602/sq mi
Coordinates33.7788, -117.9605

🗺️ Map of Garden Grove