Welcome to Dana Point ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dana Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

The city was incorporated January 1, 1989.

A typical abbreviation for Dana Point: Dana Pt.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dana Point has a population of 33,605 people<2> (see below for details).

Dana Point is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Dana Point: (949)

The ZIP code for Dana Point: 92629<4>

Websites for Dana Point ...

Official Website:   www.danapoint.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dana Point had an population of 33,605 people. This is an increase of 0.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dana Point had a population of 33,351 people. This makes Dana Point the county's 27th most populous community.

The population of Dana Point represents 0.09% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 222nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 33,351 people, the population of Dana Point decreased 5.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 35,110 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dana Point.

Communities Also Named Dana Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dana Point - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Dana Point ...

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

• Irvine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Costa Mesa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Mission Viejo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Viejo
  • Mission Viejo is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Viejo <5>
• Newport Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Lake Forest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
  • Lake Forest is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Forest <5>
• Aliso Viejo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliso Viejo
  • Aliso Viejo is located in Orange County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 50,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliso Viejo <5>
• Rancho Santa Margarita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Santa Margarita
  • Rancho Santa Margarita is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Santa Margarita <5>
• Laguna Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Hills
  • Laguna Hills is located in Orange County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 31,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laguna Hills <5>
• Laguna Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Beach
  • Laguna Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laguna Beach <5>
• Laguna Woods
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna Woods
  • Laguna Woods is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laguna Woods <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 Dana Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dana Point.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dana Point ...

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

Adding Dana Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dana Point 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 Dana Point was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

We also found Dana Point mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dana Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dana Point: www.danapoint.org/

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

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