Welcome to Villa Park ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Villa Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

The city was incorporated January 11, 1962.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Villa Park has a population of 5,836 people<2> (see below for details).

Villa Park is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Villa Park: (714) & (657)<4>

The ZIP code for Villa Park: 92861<5>

Websites for Villa Park ...

Official Website:   www.villapark.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Villa Park had an population of 5,836 people. This is an increase of 0.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Villa Park had a population of 5,812 people. This makes Villa Park the county's 34th most populous community.

The population of Villa Park represents 0.02% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 415th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,812 people, the population of Villa Park decreased 3.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,999 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Villa Park.

Communities Also Named Villa Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Villa Park - they are located in Illinois, New Jersey and Utah.

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

Communities near Villa Park ...

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

• Irvine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Ontario
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <6>
• Garden Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Corona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <6>
• Pomona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <6>
• Fullerton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Costa Mesa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• West Covina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covina
  • West Covina is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Covina <6>
• Norwalk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <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 Villa Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Villa Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Villa Park ...

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

Adding Villa Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Villa Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Villa Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Villa Park post office opened in 1888.

We also found Villa Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Villa Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Villa Park: www.villapark.org/

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

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