Incorporated in 1881, Orange is a city of over 130,000 residents located in Orange County. It is approximately forty minutes southeast of Los Angeles, fifteen minutes southeast of Anaheim, and an hour and a half northwest of San Diego.
Orange is located in Orange County, which was ranked as the second "Most Fun U.S. City" in a study conducted by Cranium, Inc. in 2004. Orange County was also ranked in the "Top 25 Cities for Doing Business in America" in the "large cities" category in a 2004 Inc. magazine survey.
Orange has a semi-arid climate, with warm summers that have average daily temperatures in the mid-eighties (degrees Fahrenheit). January is the coolest month of the year with average daily temperatures in the high sixties (degrees Fahrenheit). Orange receives an average annual precipitation of about eleven inches.
Orange Arts and Entertainment
Residents of Orange have access to the arts, cultural, and entertainment offerings of a sprawling region of Southern California that includes Anaheim, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In addition, some of the more notable attractions in and around Orange include:
Bower's Museum and Bower's Kidseum The Discovery Science Center Disneyland Knott's Berry Farm
For the sports fan, this part of Southern California offers unprecedented access to professional sports from the cities of Anaheim, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Sports teams that play in this region include:
The Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Lake Elsinore Storm of Minor League Baseball (MiLB) who are a Class A Advanced affiliate of the San Diego Padres. Club Deportivo Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as the United Soccer League (USL) USL Premier Development League San Diego Gauchos and the USL W-League San Diego Gauchos Women. The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). The Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as San Diego Gulls of the ECHL. The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.
The population of Orange is approximately 127,600 (1999).
The approximate number of families is 38,018 (1990).
The amount of land area in Orange is 60.438 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Orange is 24 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 1.045 sq kilometers.
The distance from Orange to Washington DC is 2406 miles. The distance to the California state capital is 387 miles. (as the crow flies)
Orange is positioned 33.80 degrees north of the equator and 117.82 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Orange elevation is 187 feet above sea level.
The Orange city flower is the Rose.
The city tree is the Orange Tree.
