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Welcome to Brea ...

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



While we don't have a date for the founding of Brea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

The city was incorporated February 23, 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brea has a population of 44,514 people<2> (see below for details).

Brea is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP codes for Brea: 92821-92823<5>

Websites for Brea ...

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

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brea had an population of 44,514 people. This is an increase of 13.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brea had a population of 39,282 people. This makes Brea the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Brea represents 0.11% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 199th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 39,282 people, the population of Brea increased 10.93% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 35,410 people).

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

Communities near Brea ...

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

  • Long Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Ana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Irvine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Huntington Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ontario
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Corona
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Orange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Costa Mesa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brea ...

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

Adding Brea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brea 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 Brea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Brea post office opened in 1912.

We also found Brea on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brea.

The official website for Brea: www.ci.brea.ca.us/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Brea.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (657) is an overlay for area code (714).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Brea). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Brea or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Brea includes: 92821, 92822 & 92823.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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