Welcome to Laguna Woods ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laguna Woods, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated March 24, 1999.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laguna Woods has a population of 15,938 people<2> (see below for details).

Laguna Woods is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Laguna Woods lies within the (949) area code.

The ZIP code for Laguna Woods: 92637<4>

Websites for Laguna Woods ...

Official Website:   www.lagunawoodscity.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laguna Woods had an population of 15,938 people. This is a decrease of 1.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laguna Woods had a population of 16,192 people. This makes Laguna Woods the county's 31st most populous community.

The population of Laguna Woods represents 0.04% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 314th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,192 people, the population of Laguna Woods decreased 1.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 16,507 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Laguna Woods.

Communities Also Named Laguna Woods ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Laguna Woods - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Laguna Woods ...

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

• Anaheim
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Santa Ana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Irvine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Huntington Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Garden Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Orange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Costa Mesa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
  • Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <5>
• Westminster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Newport Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Beach
  • Newport Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport Beach <5>
• Tustin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
  • Tustin is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <5>

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 Laguna Woods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laguna Woods.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laguna Woods. 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 Laguna Woods.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laguna Woods ...

Looking for more information about Laguna Woods? 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 Laguna Woods, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Laguna Woods.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Laguna Woods: www.lagunawoodscity.org/

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

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