Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa, California | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Goat Hill | |
| Motto: "City of the Arts" | |
Location of Costa Mesa in Orange County, California | |
Location within Greater Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′54″N 117°54′44″W / 33.66500°N 117.91222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | June 29, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | John Stephens |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Manuel Chavez |
| • City Council | Mike Buley Loren Gameros Andrea Marr Arlis Reynolds Jeff Pettis |
| • City Manager | Lori Ann Farrell Harrison |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.81 sq mi (40.96 km2) |
| • Land | 15.81 sq mi (40.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.29% |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 111,918 |
| • Rank | 8th in Orange County 63rd in California |
| • Density | 7,080.73/sq mi (2,733.85/km2) |
| Demonym | Costa Mesan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92626–92628 |
| Area code | 714/657/949 |
| FIPS code | 06-16532 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652692, 2410239 |
| Website | www |
Costa Mesa (/ˌkoʊstə ˈmeɪsə/; Spanish for "coastal tableland") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city, one of the region's largest commercial clusters, with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing. The city is home to the two tallest skyscrapers in Orange County. The population was 111,918 at the 2020 census.