The Orange Coast is the string of cities and neighborhoods fronting the Pacific Coast in Orange County, California. The Orange Coast cities include Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Coast, Newport Beach, Balboa Island, Balboa Peninsula, Corona del Mar, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Monarch Beach, Crystal Cove, Dana Point and San Clemente.

Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. Its population of 3,056,865 (2005 estimate [1]) is larger than that of 20 states. It is the second most populous county in the state of California, and the fifth most populous in the United States. The county is known for its wealth and political conservatism.

It is also famous as a tourist destination, as the county is home to such attractions as Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm, as well as sandy beaches for swimming and surfing, yacht harbors for sailing and pleasure boating, and extensive acreage devoted to parks and open space for golf, tennis, hiking, kayaking, cycling, and other outdoor recreation. It is at the center of Southern California's Tech Coast with Irvine being the primary business hub.

Some of the most exclusive (and expensive) neighborhoods in the U.S. are located here, many along the Orange County Coast, and some in north Orange County. Large shopping malls exist throughout the county, such as the Irvine Spectrum Center, South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Fashion Island in Newport Beach, The Block at Orange, and the recently remodeled Shops at Mission Viejo in Mission Viejo.


Information courtesy of US Census Bureau and wikipedia.org