Mission Viejo, California

Mission Viejo (/viˈeɪhoʊ/) is a suburban city in Orange County, California. It was a planned community, and one of the largest ever built in the United States. At the 2020 count, 93,653 people lived there.^[5]

Mission Viejo, California
City
Clockwise from top: Lake Mission Viejo, Olympiad Rd, Mission Viejo Library, Oso Creek, Mission Viejo City Hall
Flag Seal
Motto:  "Make Living Your Mission"[1]
Location of Mission Viejo within Orange County, California.
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Coordinates: 33°35′49″N 117°39′30″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Orange
Incorporated	March 31, 1988[2]
Area [3]
• City	18.03 sq mi (46.70 km2)
• Land	17.66 sq mi (45.74 km2)
• Water	0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2)  2.12%
Elevation [4]	410 ft (125 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• City	93,653
• Rank	90th in California
• Density	5,344.64/sq mi (2,047.51/km2)
• Urban	646,843 (US: 65th)[6]
• Urban density	3,953.0/sq mi (1,526.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	92691–92692, 92694
Area code	949
FIPS code	06-48256
GNIS feature IDs	1661045, 2411123
Website	cityofmissionviejo.org