Welcome to Tustin ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tustin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

The city was incorporated September 21, 1927.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tustin has a population of 79,906 people<2> (see below for details).

Tustin is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Tustin: (714) & (657)<4>

The ZIP codes for Tustin: 92780-92782<5>

Websites for Tustin ...

Official Website:   www.tustinca.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tustin had an population of 79,906 people. This is an increase of 5.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tustin had a population of 75,540 people. This makes Tustin the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Tustin represents 0.2% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 75,540 people, the population of Tustin increased 11.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 67,504 people).

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

Communities Also Named Tustin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Tustin - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tustin ...

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

• Anaheim
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <6>
• Huntington Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <6>
• Garden Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <6>
• Corona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Fullerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <6>
• Costa Mesa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
  • Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <6>
• 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 <6>
• Mission Viejo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Viejo
  • Mission Viejo is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Viejo <6>
• Westminster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
• Newport Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Beach
  • Newport Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport Beach <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 Tustin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tustin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tustin ...

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

Adding Tustin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tustin 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 Tustin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tustin post office opened in 1894.

We also found Tustin mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tustin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tustin: www.tustinca.org/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/