Welcome to Yorba Linda ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorba Linda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

The city was incorporated November 2, 1967.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yorba Linda has a population of 67,948 people<2> (see below for details).

Yorba Linda is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP codes for Yorba Linda: 92885-92887<5>

Websites for Yorba Linda ...

Official Website:   www.ci.yorba-linda.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yorbalindachamber.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yorba Linda had an population of 67,948 people. This is an increase of 5.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yorba Linda had a population of 64,234 people. This makes Yorba Linda the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Yorba Linda represents 0.17% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 64,234 people, the population of Yorba Linda increased 9.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 58,918 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yorba Linda.

Communities near Yorba Linda ...

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

• Anaheim
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Santa Ana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <6>
• Irvine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <6>
• Huntington Beach
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Ontario
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Fullerton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <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 Yorba Linda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yorba Linda.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorba Linda. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yorba Linda.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorba Linda ...

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

Adding Yorba Linda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yorba Linda post office opened in 1912.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorba Linda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Yorba Linda: www.ci.yorba-linda.ca.us/

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

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