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Welcome to South Santa Ana ...

South Santa Ana is located in Orange County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Santa Ana: S. Santa Ana

South Santa Ana is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for South Santa Ana ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near South Santa Ana ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Santa Ana.

  • Long Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Anaheim
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Irvine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huntington Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Garden Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fullerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Costa Mesa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwalk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>
  • Mission Viejo
    (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 South Santa Ana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Santa Ana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Santa Ana ...

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

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 South Santa Ana - 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.