Fountain Valley, California

Back to Fountain Valley, CA housing info, Orange County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. Fountain Valley CA Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com What's My Fountain Valley, CA House Worth? Get a Free Home Valuation Online! Fountain Valley Apartments for Rent   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Fountain Valley, CA Orange County Population in July 2008: 55,516. Population change since 2000: +1.0%   Males: 27,134   (48.9%) Females: 28,382   (51.1%) Median resident age:   38.1 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 92708, 92728. Fountain Valley Zip Code Map Estimated median household income in 2007: $86,857 (it was $69,734 in 2000) Fountain Valley:   $86,857 California:   $59,948 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $34,703 Fountain Valley:   $34,703 California:   $28,678 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $757,274 (it was $285,700 in 2000) Fountain Valley:   $757,274 California:   $532,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $668,078; Detached houses: $710,733; Townhouses or other attached units: $495,799; In 2-unit structures: $379,064; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $494,352; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $478,218; Mobile homes: $37,546; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 92708 Fountain Valley, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Fountain Valley: White Non-Hispanic (58.5%) Vietnamese (12.9%) Hispanic (10.7%) Chinese (4.7%) Two or more races (4.3%) Other race (4.0%) Japanese (2.6%) Korean (2.0%) Other Asian (1.5%) American Indian (1.2%) Black (1.1%) Filipino (1.1%) Asian Indian (1.0%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Fountain Valley: 142.0 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Fountain Valley, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Fountain Valley is mentioned 352 times on our forum: What about Fountain Valley?  (21 replies) Rush hour commutes from Fullerton/Yorba Linda to Fountain Valley  (8 replies) Fountain Valley  (4 replies) Fountain Valley photo tour  (13 replies) Moving from Spokane, WA to Fountain Valley. Good move?  (2 replies) PICTURES of ORANGE COUNTY  (396 replies) Ancestries: German (13.8%), English (10.6%), Irish (9.6%), Italian (5.4%), United States (4.5%), French (2.9%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 28 feet Land area: 8.91 square miles. Population density: 6228 people per square mile   (high).

Latitude: 33.71 N, Longitude: 117.96 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,172 (-2.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 4,560 (16.8%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 714

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Fountain Valley, California business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Here:	7.2%
California:	11.2%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Fountain Valley, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Fountain Valley-area historical tornado activity is significantly above California state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.6 miles away from the Fountain Valley city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 11/9/1982, a category 2 tornado 13.0 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Fountain Valley-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above California state average. It is 2299% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from Fountain Valley center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 4/21/1918 at 22:32:30, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 UK, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 30.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/1994 at 12:30:55, a magnitude 6.8 (6.4 MB, 6.8 MS, 6.7 MW, Depth: 11.4 mi) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from the city center, causing 60 deaths (60 shaking deaths) and 7000 injuries
On 6/28/1992 at 15:05:30, a magnitude 6.9 (6.3 MB, 6.7 MS, 6.5 MW, 6.9 ME, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from Fountain Valley center
On 2/9/1971 at 14:00:41, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 UK) earthquake occurred 53.9 miles away from the city center, causing 65 deaths (65 shaking deaths), causing $535,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/1990 at 23:43:36, a magnitude 6.2 (5.5 MB, 5.5 MS, 6.2 ML, 5.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.9 miles away from Fountain Valley center, causing $12,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Keri Russell - (born 1976), actress, Andre Sommersell - 2005 NFL player (Indianapolis Colts, born: Jun 26, 1980), Craig Wilson - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, born: Nov 30, 1976), Luke Hudson - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, born: May 2, 1977), Guiliana Mendiola - WNBA player (Sacramento Monarchs, born: Jan 8, 1982), Rickey Porter - College basketball player (UC Riverside Highlanders).

Main business address for: HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORP (ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES), CAM COMMERCE SOLUTIONS INC (SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN).

Political contributions by individuals in Fountain Valley, CA

• Fountain Valley Regional Hospital Heliport

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Notable locations in Fountain Valley: Fountain Valley Commerce Center (A), Mile Square Golf Course (B), David L Baker Golf Course (C), Fountain Valley Recreational and Cultural Center (D), Fountain Valley Fire Station Number 2 (E), Fountain Valley Fire Station Number 1 (F), Fountain Valley City Hall (G), Fountain Valley Branch Orange County Public Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Fountain Shopping Center (1), Fountain Valley Plaza Shopping Center (2), Fountain Valley Promenade Shopping Center (3), Plavan Plaza Shopping Center (4), Warner Plaza Shopping Center (5), Brookhurst Plaza Shopping Center (6), Callens Corner Shopping Center (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Fountain Valley include: Plavan Park (1), Helm Park (2), Allen Park (3), Heritage Park (4), Stonecress Park (5), Los Alamos Park (6), Westmont Park (7), Vista View Park (8), La Capilla Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction: Casa de Tortuga (10455 Circulo De Zapata).

Average household size:

This city:	3.0 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	78.3%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	14.2%

This city:	2.1%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fountain Valley, CA

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• Courtyard By Marriott Huntington Beach, 9950 Slater Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, Phone: (714) 968-5775, Fax: (714) 968-0112
• Residence Inn Fountain Valley, 9930 Slater Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, Phone: (714) 965-8000, Fax: (714) 962-3439
• Ramada Fountain Valley, 9125 Recreation Cir, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, Phone: (714) 847-3388, Fax: (714) 842-4192

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,712 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
California average:	5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($728 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.12%
California average:	0.21%

from Los Angeles County, CA	1.91% ($54,756 average AGI)
from Riverside County, CA	0.47% ($51,018)
from San Diego County, CA	0.32% ($52,882)

6.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.37%
California average:	6.27%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($471 average AGI)

Orange County:	0.06%
California average:	0.11%

to Los Angeles County, CA	1.43% ($46,009 average AGI)
to Riverside County, CA	1.20% ($52,293)
to San Bernardino County, CA	0.40% ($46,220)

• Fire: 58
• Hazardous Condition: 30
• Service Call: 1