Town guide

Fountain Valley, California

Fountain Valley is a city in Orange County, California, home to about 56,258 people across 9.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 92708.

Homes sold for a median of $699 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population56,2586,203 per sq mi
Median home value$1,072,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$699Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking53%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Fountain Valley

1 ZIP code

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Around Fountain Valley

Distances

Nearest major airportJohn Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Santa Ana, CA4 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA34 miles away

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

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

Who represents Fountain Valley

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

Fountain Valley had 57,047 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 166th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

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

Fountain Valley population by census2000: 54,978, 2010: 55,313, 2020: 57,04754,978200055,313201057,0472020

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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 48°F. About 11 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Fountain ValleyJan: high 67°F, low 49°F, 2.6 in; Feb: high 67°F, low 50°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 68°F, low 52°F, 1.6 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 55°F, 0.5 in; May: high 71°F, low 59°F, 0.3 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 63°F, 0 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 66°F, 0 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 67°F, 0 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 65°F, 0.1 in; Oct: high 77°F, low 59°F, 0.5 in; Nov: high 72°F, low 53°F, 0.8 in; Dec: high 67°F, low 48°F, 2 in67°49°Jan2.667°50°Feb2.668°52°Mar1.670°55°Apr0.571°59°May0.374°63°Jun0.079°66°Jul0.080°67°Aug0.080°65°Sep0.177°59°Oct0.572°53°Nov0.867°48°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santa Ana John Wayne 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

1,285 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fountain Valley.

Nearest hospitals

  • Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fountain ValleyUnder a mile
  • Uci Health - Fountain ValleyGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Fountain ValleyUnder a mile
  • Huntington Beach HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Huntington Beach2.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors175
Specialist doctors365
Dentists103
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants194
Mental health providers272
Physical and occupational therapists89
Optometrists29
Chiropractors58
Pharmacies43

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 Fountain Valley

Parks (30 nearby)

  • Mile Square Regional Park · 604 acres1.0 mi
  • Fountain Valley Sports Park · 81 acres1.0 mi
  • Green Valley Park · 19 acres0.5 mi
  • Fulton Park · 16 acres1.6 mi
  • Elden F Gillespie Park · 13 acres2.1 mi
  • Courreges Park · 11 acres1.8 mi

Grocery stores (9 nearby)

  • Stater Bros.1.0 mi
  • Ralphs1.1 mi
  • Aldi1.2 mi
  • Albertsons1.2 mi

Pharmacies (6 nearby)

  • Fountain Valley Central pharmacy0.9 mi
  • Costco Pharmacy1.2 mi
  • Walgreens1.5 mi
  • Walgreens1.7 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Fountain Valley Branch Library0.2 mi
  • FVHS Media Center0.8 mi

Museums

  • Viện Bảo Tàng Lịch Sử Quân Lực Việt Nam Cộng Hòa2.4 mi
  • Heritage Museum of Orange County2.5 mi
  • Newland House Museum3.3 mi
  • Heroes Hall Museum4.1 mi
  • Orange County Museum of Art4.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Sapphire Center1.2 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

Notable people born here

  • Keri Russell (1976) · American actress
  • Ryan Hansen (1981) · American actor
  • Ryan Hansen (1981) · American actor
  • Taylor Sander (1992) · American volleyball player
  • Summer Altice (1979) · American fashion model and actress
  • Justin Huish (1975) · American archer
  • Freddie Freeman (1989) · Canadian-American professional baseball player (born 1989)
  • Alys Williams (1994) · water polo player

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

Schools in Fountain Valley

Public schools here are run by Fountain Valley Elementary, Garden Grove Unified, Ocean View and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (15)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Courreges (Roch) ElementaryFountain ValleyK–5631Public1.7 mi
Cox (James H.) ElementaryFountain ValleyK–5607Public0.6 mi
Ethan B. Allen ElementaryFountain ValleyK–6637Public1.4 mi
Gisler (Robert) ElementaryFountain ValleyK–5470Public1.3 mi
James Monroe ElementaryFountain ValleyK–6555Public1.7 mi
Mamie L. Northcutt ElementaryFountain ValleyK–6400Public1.2 mi
Plavan (Urbain H.) ElementaryFountain ValleyK–5530Public0.7 mi
Tamura (Hisamatsu) ElementaryFountain ValleyK–5526Public1.5 mi
Fulton (Harry C.) MiddleFountain Valley6–8753Public1.5 mi
Masuda (Kazuo) MiddleFountain Valley6–8768Public0.3 mi
Vista View MiddleFountain Valley6–8724Public1.6 mi
College and Career Preparatory AcademyFountain Valley9–12168Charter2.3 mi
Fountain Valley HighFountain Valley9–123,171Public0.7 mi
Los Amigos HighFountain Valley9–121,430Public1.6 mi
Valley Vista HighFountain Valley9–12263Alternative Education0.6 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Fountain Valley Montessori CenterFountain ValleyPre-K–245Nonsectarian1.0 mi
Slater Montessori AcademyFountain ValleyPre-K–26Nonsectarian0.1 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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