Aliso Viejo, California | |
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 The Aliso Viejo Town Center | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Etymology: Spanish for "Old Alder Tree" | |
| Motto(s): "Live, Work, Learn, Shop and Play."[1] | |
 Location of Aliso Viejo within Orange County, California | |
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| Coordinates: 33°34′30″N 117°43′32″W / 33.57500°N 117.72556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | July 1, 2001[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Richard Hurt |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Mike Munzing |
| • Council members |
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| • City Manager | David Doyle |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.93 sq mi (17.94 km2) |
| • Land | 6.93 sq mi (17.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 410 ft (125 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 52,176 |
| • Density | 7,533.35/sq mi (2,908.80/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92656, 92698 |
| Area code | 949 |
| FIPS code | 06-00947 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 252532, 2409683 |
| Website | avcity |
Aliso Viejo (Spanish for "Old Sycamore") is a city in the San Joaquin Hills of southern Orange County, California. It had a population of 52,176 as of the 2020 census, up from 47,823 as of the 2010 census. It became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001, the only city in Orange County to be incorporated since 2000. It is bordered by the cities of Laguna Beach on the west and southwest, Laguna Hills on the east, Laguna Niguel on the southeast, and Laguna Woods on the north. It is similarly named to another nearby city, Mission Viejo.
- ^ "About" Archived March 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine on the City of Aliso Viejo website
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Aliso Viejo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 23, 2015.