Town guide

Cypress, California

Cypress is a city in Orange County, California, home to about 49,498 people across 6.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 90630, and parts of 90720 are in Cypress too.

Homes sold for a median of $602 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population49,4987,488 per sq mi
Median home value$913,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$602Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking38%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Cypress

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Cypress

Distances

Nearest major airportLong Beach International Airport (LGB)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Long Beach, CA8 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA26 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cypress; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cypress

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cypress had 50,151 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 190th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Orange County grew from 19,696 residents in 1900 to 3,186,989 in 2020.

Cypress population by census2000: 46,229, 2010: 47,802, 2020: 50,15146,229200047,802201050,1512020

Orange County, 1900–2020

Orange County population, 1900 to 20201900: 19,696, 1910: 34,436, 1920: 61,375, 1930: 118,674, 1940: 130,760, 1950: 216,224, 1960: 703,925, 1970: 1,420,386, 1980: 1,932,709, 1990: 2,410,556, 2000: 2,846,289, 2010: 3,010,232, 2020: 3,186,98920K’00’1061K’20’30131K’40’50704K’60’701.9M’80’902.8M’00’103.2M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 46°F. About 11.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CypressJan: high 69°F, low 46°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 69°F, low 48°F, 3 in; Mar: high 71°F, low 52°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 54°F, 0.6 in; May: high 76°F, low 58°F, 0.3 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 63°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 66°F, 0 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 66°F, 0 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 65°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 80°F, low 58°F, 0.5 in; Nov: high 74°F, low 51°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 68°F, low 46°F, 1.9 in69°46°Jan2.969°48°Feb3.071°52°Mar1.774°54°Apr0.676°58°May0.379°63°Jun0.184°66°Jul0.087°66°Aug0.085°65°Sep0.180°58°Oct0.574°51°Nov0.768°46°Dec1.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fullerton Muni Ap, CA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Orange County

1,580,778 jobs at 106,961 businesses in Orange County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Orange CountyHealth care and social assistance: 203,000 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 183,498 jobs; Professional services: 150,778 jobs; Retail trade: 146,724 jobs; Manufacturing: 142,105 jobs; Wholesale trade: 111,935 jobs; Construction: 105,043 jobs; Administrative and support: 103,528 jobsHealth care and social assistance 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Professional services 10% Retail trade 9% Manufacturing 9% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 7% Administrative and support 7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

257 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cypress.

Nearest hospitals

  • Anaheim Community Hospital, LLCGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Anaheim1.8 miles
  • Uci Health - Los AlamitosGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Los Alamitos1.9 miles
  • La Palma Intercommunity HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · La Palma2.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors14
Specialist doctors5
Dentists65
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants37
Mental health providers65
Physical and occupational therapists54
Optometrists7
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies10

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.

Places in and around Cypress

Parks (30 nearby)

  • Oak Knoll Park · 21 acres0.5 mi
  • Arnold Cypress Park · 13 acres1.5 mi
  • Lexington Park · 9 acres1.0 mi
  • Veterans Park · 6 acres0.9 mi
  • Heroes Park · 6 acres1.5 mi
  • Nature Park · 6 acres1.1 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • Stater Bros.0.5 mi
  • Trader Joe's0.9 mi
  • Albertsons1.4 mi
  • Ralphs1.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.6 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Cypress Branch Library0.6 mi
  • Kennedy HS Library1.8 mi

Museums

  • Los Alamitos Museum2.2 mi
  • Western Trails Museum2.9 mi
  • Rancho Los Alamitos4.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Theater2.8 mi
  • Walter Knott Theater2.8 mi
  • Mystery Lodge2.8 mi
  • Bird Cage Theatre2.8 mi
  • Calico Mine Stage2.8 mi

Counts are within about 2 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Colleges and universities

  • Cypress College
  • Trident University International

Notable people born here

  • Tiger Woods (1975) · American golfer
  • John Stamos (1963) · American actor

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Cypress

Public schools here are run by Cypress Elementary, Anaheim Union High. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
A. E. Arnold ElementaryCypressK–6560Public1.3 mi
Clara J. King ElementaryCypressK–6431Public1.4 mi
Frank Vessels ElementaryCypressK–6650Public0.5 mi
Juliet Morris ElementaryCypressK–6562Public0.3 mi
Margaret Landell ElementaryCypressK–6662Public1.1 mi
Lexington Junior HighCypress7–81,188Public1.3 mi
Oxford AcademyCypress7–121,315Public0.6 mi
Cypress HighCypress9–122,685Public0.6 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Cypress Montessori AcademyCypressPre-K–116Nonsectarian1.5 mi
Grace Christian SchoolCypressPre-K–8545Christian (no specific denomination)0.9 mi
Prodigy MontessoriCypressTK–K12Nonsectarian2.1 mi
St Irenaeus Parish SchoolCypressTK–8332Roman Catholic0.9 mi
Del Sol School, IncCypress1–1230Nonsectarian0.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Los Alamitos and Rossmoor.

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