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Tustin
Californiacity
Tustin
Total population
78,864
Median home value
$1,104,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$117,342
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Wind Advisory · ModerateWind Advisory issued October 16 at 5:10AM PDT until October 17 at 12:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued October 16 at 5:10AM PDT until October 17 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Tustin is a city in Orange County, California, United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. In 2020, Tustin had a population of 80,276.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Presently known as Red Hill, it was previously called the Katuktu hill by the indigenous while the Spanish also came up with the name "Cerrito de las ranas" which translates to little hill of frogs due to the quantity of frogs inhabiting the area. 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 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 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. The north hangar burned down in 2023. Suburban growth after the war resulted in increased population, annexation of nearby unincorporated land, including the former Marine Corps Air Station, and…
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.2 square miles (28.9 km). 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. *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 Tustin has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Tustin, CA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves89,553
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves87,434
- Black PhoebeSayornis nigricans (Swainson, 1827) · Aves77,356
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves63,327
- Allen's HummingbirdSelasphorus sasin (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves62,926
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves61,190
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves60,892
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves58,508
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Fountain Valley HighHigh · Fountain Valley · 3,180 students · 26.3:1 ratio
- Santa Ana HighHigh · Santa Ana · 3,135 students · 23.2:1 ratio
- Arnold O. Beckman HighHigh · Irvine · 2,798 students · 26.6:1 ratio
- Anaheim HighHigh · Anaheim · 2,750 students · 21:1 ratio
- Katella HighHigh · Anaheim · 2,587 students · 23.5:1 ratio
- Segerstrom HighHigh · Santa Ana · 2,489 students · 25.4:1 ratio
- Foothill HighHigh · Santa Ana · 2,276 students · 27.4:1 ratio
- Newport Harbor HighHigh · Newport Beach · 2,268 students · 23.9:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.77 — 2026-10-153 km NNW of San Jacinto, CA
- M 2.71 — 2026-10-114 km E of San Jacinto, CA
- M 3.16 — 2026-10-092 km SW of Signal Hill, CA
- M 2.7 — 2026-10-082 km WNW of Fontana, CA
- M 2.51 — 2026-10-0531 km SW of Dana Point, CA
- M 2.81 — 2026-10-0532 km SW of Dana Point, CA
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here








People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in California
- North Tustin2.4 mi away
- Laguna Woods9.4 mi away · pop. 17,289
- Modjeska10.5 mi away · pop. 714
- Placentia10.7 mi away · pop. 51,824
- Aliso Viejo11.5 mi away · pop. 52,176
- Cypress14.4 mi away · pop. 49,498
- Las Flores14.8 mi away · pop. 5,513
- Los Alamitos15.1 mi away · pop. 11,794
- Coto de Caza15.9 mi away
- Hawaiian Gardens16.6 mi away · pop. 13,691
- East Whittier16.8 mi away
- Cerritos17.6 mi away · pop. 47,867
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Tustin


Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire BOUQUET, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-10-03 · 67 mi
- Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-07 · 94 mi
- Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 103 mi
- Cyclone RachelSevere Storms · 2026-10-11 · 139 mi
- Wildfire CYRUS, Kern, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-10-09 · 140 mi
- Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 171 mi
- Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, CaliforniaWildfires · 2026-09-19 · 209 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-16 05:45 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET