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Welcome to Hansen ...

Hansen is located in Orange County<1>.

Hansen is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Hansen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Hansen: This one is located in Orange County and the other is located in Lassen County.

Beyond California, there are 8 communities that are also named Hansen - they are located in Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Ontario and Utah.

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

Websites for Hansen ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near Hansen ...

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

  • Long Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Anaheim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Santa Ana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntington Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Garden Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Torrance
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
    • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <3>
  • Fullerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Costa Mesa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hansen ...

Looking for more information about Hansen? 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 Hansen, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hansen.

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 Hansen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.