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Welcome to Placentia ...

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



While we don't have a date for the founding of Placentia, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated December 2, 1926.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Placentia has a population of 51,596 people<2> (see below for details).

Placentia is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Placentia: (714) and (657)<4>

The ZIP codes for Placentia: 92870-92871<5>

Websites for Placentia ...

Official Website:   www.placentia.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Placentia had an population of 51,596 people. This is an increase of 2.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Placentia had a population of 50,533 people. This makes Placentia the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Placentia represents 0.14% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 168th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 50,533 people, the population of Placentia increased 8.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 46,488 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Placentia.

Communities Also Named Placentia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Placentia - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Placentia ...

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

  • Long Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Santa Ana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Irvine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Huntington Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ontario
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <6>
  • Garden Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Corona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Pomona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <6>
  • Costa Mesa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • El Monte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
    • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Placentia. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Placentia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Placentia ...

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

The official website for Placentia: www.placentia.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 Placentia.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Placentia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (657) is an overlay for area code (714).
<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 Placentia). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Placentia or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Placentia includes: 92870 & 92871.
<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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