Welcome to Cypress ...

The city of Cypress is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cypress, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated July 24, 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cypress has a population of 49,106 people<2> (see below for details).

Cypress is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cypress lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Cypress: (714) and (657)<4>

The ZIP code for Cypress: 90630<5>

Websites for Cypress ...

Official Website:   www.ci.cypress.ca.us/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cypress had an population of 49,106 people. This is an increase of 2.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cypress had a population of 47,802 people. This makes Cypress the county's 23rd most populous community.

The population of Cypress represents 0.13% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 178th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 47,802 people, the population of Cypress increased 3.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 46,229 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cypress.

Communities Also Named Cypress ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Cypress - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Delaware, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cypress.

Communities near Cypress ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cypress.

• Los Angeles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,970,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Angeles <6>
• Long Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <6>
• Anaheim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <6>
• Santa Ana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <6>
• Irvine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <6>
• Huntington Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <6>
• Garden Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <6>
• Torrance
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <6>
• Fullerton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <6>
• Orange
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cypress. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cypress.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cypress. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cypress.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cypress. See our Newspapers Page for Cypress.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cypress ...

Looking for more information about Cypress? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cypress, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cypress.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cypress: www.ci.cypress.ca.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/