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Welcome to East Irvine ...

East Irvine is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Irvine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1965.

A typical abbreviation for East Irvine: E. Irvine

East Irvine is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Irvine: 949

The ZIP code for East Irvine: 92650<3>

Websites for East Irvine ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near East Irvine ...

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

  • Anaheim
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Ana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntington Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Garden Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Corona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Fullerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Costa Mesa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mission Viejo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Irvine ...

Looking for more information about East Irvine? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Irvine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Irvine.

Adding East Irvine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Irvine 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 East Irvine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Irvine post office opened in 1965.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Irvine.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Irvine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as East Irvine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Irvine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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