Welcome to Mission Viejo ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mission Viejo, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated March 31, 1988.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mission Viejo has a population of 94,950 people<2> (see below for details).

Mission Viejo is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mission Viejo: (949)

The ZIP codes for Mission Viejo: 92690-92692<4>

Websites for Mission Viejo ...

Official Website:   www.cityofmissionviejo.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mission Viejo had an population of 94,950 people. This is an increase of 1.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mission Viejo had a population of 93,305 people. This makes Mission Viejo the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Mission Viejo represents 0.25% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 93,305 people, the population of Mission Viejo has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 93,102 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mission Viejo.

Communities Also Named Mission Viejo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mission Viejo - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Mission Viejo ...

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

• Santa Ana
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Newport Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• San Clemente
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Clemente
  • San Clemente is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Clemente <5>
• Fountain Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Valley
  • Fountain Valley is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Valley <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 Mission Viejo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mission Viejo.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mission Viejo. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mission Viejo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mission Viejo ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mission Viejo: www.cityofmissionviejo.org/

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

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