Garden Grove, California

Garden Grove, California
Motto(s): 
Absit Invidia (Latin), 'Let there be no ill will'
Location of Garden Grove in Orange County, California
Garden Grove
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°46′44″N 117°57′37″W / 33.77889°N 117.96028°W / 33.77889; -117.96028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
Founded1874
IncorporatedJune 18, 1956
Government
  TypeCouncil–manager
  MayorStephanie Klopfenstein(R)
  Mayor Pro TemJoe Do Vinh(District 4)
  City council
  • George S. Brietigam III(District 1)
  • Phillip Nguyen(District 2)
  • Cindy Ngoc Tran(District 3)
  • Joe Do Vinh(District 4)
  • Yesenia Muñeton(District 5)
  • Ariana Arestegui(District 6)
  City ManagerLisa L. Kim
  Deputy City ManagerMaria Stipe
Area
  Total
17.98 sq mi (46.56 km2)
  Land17.96 sq mi (46.51 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.10%
Elevation
89 ft (27 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
171,949
  Rank5th in Orange County
30th in California
  Density9,558.08/sq mi (3,690.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
  Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
92840–92846
Area codes657/714
FIPS code06-29000
GNIS feature IDs1660662, 2410568
Websiteggcity.org

Garden Grove is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 171,949 at the 2020 census. State Route 22, also known as the Garden Grove Freeway, passes through the city in an east–west direction. The western portion of the city is known as West Garden Grove.