Brea is a city in Orange County, California, home to about 47,469 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 92821 and 92823.
Homes sold for a median of $616 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brea. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ontario International Airport (ONT)17 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Anaheim, CA8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA32 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brea; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Brea had 47,325 residents in the 2020 census, up 34% since 2000.
It’s the 199th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.
Orange County grew from 19,696 residents in 1900 to 3,186,989 in 2020.
Orange County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 48°F. About 13.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Anaheim, CA weather station (4 miles away).
1,580,778 jobs at 106,961 businesses in Orange County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
640 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brea’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 62 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 17 |
| Dentists | 82 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 52 |
| Mental health providers | 236 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 118 |
| Optometrists | 28 |
| Chiropractors | 45 |
| Pharmacies | 14 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Brea-Olinda Unified. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arovista ElementaryBrea | K–6 | 460 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Brea Country Hills ElementaryBrea | K–6 | 498 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Falcon Academy of Science and TechnologyBrea | K–6 | 544 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Laurel Elem Magnet Sch of Innovation and Career ExplrBrea | K–6 | 434 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Mariposa ElementaryBrea | K–6 | 504 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Olinda ElementaryBrea | K–6 | 649 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Brea Junior HighBrea | 7–8 | 921 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Brea Canyon High (Continuation)Brea | 9–12 | 41 | Alternative Education | 0.8 mi |
| Brea Olinda HighBrea | 9–12 | 1,676 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Lutheran SchoolBrea | Pre-K–8 | 229 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.8 mi |
| Future Minds MontessoriBrea | Pre-K–K | 1 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| St Angela Merici Parish SchoolBrea | TK–8 | 273 | Roman Catholic | 2.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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