Irvine, California

About Irvine

Set in the southeastern part of California, Irvine is a big city counting 318,683 people who proudly call it home. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#62 nationwide).

Irvine holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 65.61 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,857 residents per square mile.

📰 Irvine News Today

• Department of Energy selects UC Irvine-led, AI-driven geothermal energy project UC Irvine News · Oct 8
• 133 Bosal, Irvine, CA 92618 Realtor.com · Oct 7
• UC Irvine student found dead on campus, investigation underway KTLA · Oct 6
• Irvine, CA woman arrested, accused of being Chinese spy AsAmNews · Oct 6
• FBI arrests alleged Chinese agent at LAX after she allegedly surveilled son of Taiwanese president CBS News · Oct 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest California headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Irvine Unique

• A top-25 city in California by population (#13 of 482 incorporated places).
• 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 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Irvine

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Irvine

• A&J Restaurant — chinese
• Bambu — vietnamese (café)
• Boiling Point — oriental
• Breakfast Republic — american
• CAVA — mediterranean
• CUP by Blue Hummingbird Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Capital Noodle Bar — chinese
• Capital One Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Cha For Tea — bubble tea (café)
• China Garden — chinese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Great Park Balloon · Attraction
• Great Park Carousel · Attraction
• Irvine Historical Society · Museum
• Wild Rivers · Water park
• Batting Cages · Attraction
• Boomers! Irvine · Theme park
• Bumper Boats · Attraction
• Dave & Buster's
• Flame Thrower · Attraction
• Giant Wheel at Irvine Spectrum Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Irvine

• Novel Park reviews ★
• Quail Hill Open Space Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• 205 Novel reviews ★
• Alderwood Park reviews ★
• Arbor Park reviews ★
• Arrowhead Park reviews ★
• Ashwood Park reviews ★
• Beacon Park reviews ★
• Bill Barber Memorial Park reviews ★
• Birdsong Park reviews ★
• Blue Gum Park reviews ★
• Bluebird Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Irvine

• Arnold O. Beckman High
• Bonita Canyon Elementary
• College Park Elementary
• Culverdale Elementary
• Deerfield Elementary
• Eastshore Elementary
• Excel Academy Charter
• Hicks Canyon Elementary
• Irvine International Academy
• Myford Elementary
• Orchard Hills
• South Lake Middle
• Stonegate Elementary
• Woodbury Elementary

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Hoag Orthopedic Institute

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: Open-Meteo

🔧 Local Services

Local Garage Door Repair Inc
Serving Irvine, CA
📞 (949) 432-7946

irvine.localgaragedoorrepairinc.com

🗺️ Map of Irvine

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