What You Need to Know About Orange County, California. So Cal Facts



Orange County is a county located in Southern California, U.S.A. The approximate population of Orange County  is over three million, it has the second most people for any county in the state of California, and has the fifth most people for any county in all of the Unites States. Orange County is the third-most populous County in California.   (Wikipedia)


Known for its wealth and famous for tourism, Orange County is home to Disneyland as well as miles upon miles of sandy beaches. Orange County is located right at the center of Southern California's Tech Coast.

Orange County is the smallest county in all of Southern California. The county is bordered on the north by Los Angeles County, on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by Riverside County, on the northeast by San Bernardino County, and on the south by San Diego County. The most northern part of the county sits on the coastal plains of the Los Angeles Basin.

The southern half sits on the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains.

 The cities in Orange County are connected by a network of freeways. Residents of Orange County typically call these freeways by their route number rather than their formal name. One of the most important Orange County roadways is the Santa Ana Freeway, or Interstate 5, which runs north-south bisecting the length of the county. It is so important as it connects with another key north-south roadComputer Technology Articles, the San Diego Freeway.

Orange County is often divided into "North County" and "South County" by the residents. This idea is opposed to an East-West ision characterized by coastal and inland cities. There is no actual geographical division of North and South County.

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