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Welcome to Laguna Beach ...

The coastal city of Laguna Beach is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laguna Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

The city was incorporated June 29, 1927.

A typical abbreviation for Laguna Beach: Laguna Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Laguna Beach has a population of 22,837 people<2> (see below for details).

Laguna Beach is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Laguna Beach: 949

The ZIP codes for Laguna Beach: 92651-92652<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Laguna Beach had an population of 22,837 people. This is an increase of 0.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Laguna Beach had a population of 22,723 people. This makes Laguna Beach the county's 30th most populous community.

The population of Laguna Beach represents 0.06% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 278th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 22,723 people, the population of Laguna Beach decreased 4.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 23,727 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Laguna Beach.

Communities Also Named Laguna Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Laguna Beach - they are located in Florida and Missouri.

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

Websites for Laguna Beach ...

Official Website:   www.lagunabeachcity.net/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near Laguna Beach ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laguna Beach. Our list includes 18 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Laguna Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laguna Beach ...

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

Adding Laguna Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Laguna Beach post office opened in 1904.

We also found Laguna Beach mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Laguna Beach.

The official website for Laguna Beach: www.lagunabeachcity.net/

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 Laguna Beach.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laguna Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Laguna Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Laguna Beach or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Laguna Beach includes: 92651 & 92652.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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