Map of Tustin city, California

Tustin is a city located in Orange County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In 2020, Tustin had a population of 80,276. The city is located next to the county seat, Santa Ana, and does not include the unincorporated community of North Tustin.

Tustin city overview:
Name:	Tustin city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Orange County
Incorporated:	September 21, 1927
Elevation:	138 ft (42 m)
Total Area:	11.12 sq mi (28.81 km²)
Land Area:	11.12 sq mi (28.81 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0%
Total Population:	80,276
Population Density:	7,219.06/sq mi (18,697.28/km²)
Area code:	657/714, 949
FIPS code:	0680854
Website:	www.tustinca.org

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History

Members of the Tongva and Juaneño/Luiseño nations long inhabited this area. After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portolà, a Spanish expedition led by Father Junipero Serra named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Saint Anne). On November 1, 1776, Mission San Juan Capistrano became the area’s first permanent European settlement in Alta California, New Spain.

In 1801, the Spanish Empire granted 62,500 acres (253 km) to José Antonio Yorba, which he named Rancho San Antonio. Yorba’s great rancho included the lands where the cities and communities of Olive, Orange, Villa Park, Santa Ana, Tustin, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach stand today. Smaller ranchos evolved from this large rancho including the Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana.

After the Mexican–American War, Alta California became part of the United States and American settlers arrived in this area. Columbus Tustin, a carriage maker from Northern California, founded the city in 1868 on 1,300 acres (5.3 km) of land from the former Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. The city was incorporated in 1927 with a population of about 900. The townsite was bordered by Camino Real on the south, Newport Avenue on the east, 1st Street on the north, and Route 43, now known as the Costa Mesa Freeway, on the west.

During World War II, a Navy anti-submarine airship base (later to become a Marine Corps helicopter station) was established on unincorporated land south of the city; the two dirigible hangars are among the largest wooden structures ever built and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and ASCE List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks. Suburban growth after the war resulted in increased population, annexation of nearby unincorporated land including the base, and development of orchards and farmland into housing tracts and shopping centers.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.1 square miles (28.7 km). It is bordered by Irvine on the south and east, Orange and the unincorporated community North Tustin on the north, and Santa Ana on the west.

The city is sometimes referred to as “The City of Trees”. Sycamores and oaks, native to the area, grew in abundance at the time of the founding of the city, and city founder Columbus Tustin was responsible for planting many more along the streets of the city.

Climate

Tustin has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).

Neighborhoods

Aliso
Columbus Grove
Columbus Square
Greenwood
Old Town Tustin
Tustin Legacy
Tustin Meadows/Peppertree/Laurelwood (one of the city’s oldest planned neighborhoods)
Tustin Ranch