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Welcome to Fountain Valley ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountain Valley, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated June 13, 1957.

A typical abbreviation for Fountain Valley: Fountain Vly. (or less commonly used: Fountain Vally. or Fountain Vlly.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fountain Valley has a population of 55,702 people<2> (see below for details).

Fountain Valley is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Fountain Valley: 714 & 657<4>

The ZIP codes for Fountain Valley: 92708, 92728<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fountain Valley had an population of 55,702 people. This is an increase of 0.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fountain Valley had a population of 55,313 people. This makes Fountain Valley the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Fountain Valley represents 0.15% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 153rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 55,313 people, the population of Fountain Valley has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 54,978 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fountain Valley.

Communities Also Named Fountain Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fountain Valley - they are located in British Columbia, Maryland and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fountain Valley.

Websites for Fountain Valley ...

Official Website:   www.fountainvalley.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near Fountain Valley ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain Valley ...

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

The official website for Fountain Valley: www.fountainvalley.org/

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 Fountain Valley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fountain Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 714 code has been Overlayed with the 657 area code. New phone numbers in the Fountain Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 714 or 657. As a result, placing a call in the Fountain Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 Fountain Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fountain Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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