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Fountain Valley, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 54,978. Estimated population in July 2024: 55,942 (+1.8% change)
Males: 26,872 (48.9%), Females: 28,106 (51.1%)

Orange County

Zip codes: 92708.

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $69,734
Median house value: $289,500

Population by Race

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)

Ancestries: German (13.8%), English (10.6%), Irish (9.6%), Italian (5.4%), United States (4.5%), French (2.9%).

Elevation: 28 feet

Land area: 8.9 square miles

Map of Fountain Valley, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fountain Valley

  • High school or higher: 88.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fountain Valley city

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

27.6% Foreign born (19.7% Asia, 3.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,039 (+1.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Fountain Valley:

  • FOUNTAIN VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (17100 EUCLID STREET)
  • ORANGE COAST MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (9920 TALBERT AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Fountain Valley:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fountain Valley:

  • JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT-ORANGE COUNTY (about 7 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Abbreviation: SNA)
  • LOS ALAMITOS AAF (about 9 miles; LOS ALAMITOS, CA; Abbreviation: SLI)
  • LONG BEACH /DAUGHERTY FIELD/ (about 16 miles; LONG BEACH, CA; Abbreviation: LGB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fountain Valley:

  • FULLERTON MUNI (about 11 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Abbreviation: FUL)
  • COMPTON/WOODLEY (about 23 miles; COMPTON, CA; Abbreviation: CPM)
  • EL MONTE (about 27 miles; EL MONTE, CA; Abbreviation: EMT)

Amtrak stations near Fountain Valley:

  • 8 miles: SANTA ANA (1000 E. SANTA ANA BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 9 miles: ANAHEIM (2150 KATELLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 9 miles: NEWPORT BEACH (NEWPORT TRANS. CENTER, 1550 AVOCADO AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Fountain Valley:

  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 18,075; Location: 10540 TALBERT AVE STE 120 W; Private, for-profit; Website: www.phoenix.edu/sacolif; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,940; Location: 11460 WARNER AVE; Public; Website: coastline.cccd.edu)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Fountain Valley:

  • GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE (about 4 miles; HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,000)
  • SANTA ANA COLLEGE (about 7 miles; SANTA ANA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,082)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY-ACADEMIC CENTERS (about 10 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,088)
  • CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ORANGE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,757)
  • BETHESDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ANAHEIM, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
  • CYPRESS COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CYPRESS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,446)
  • FULLERTON COLLEGE (about 12 miles; FULLERTON, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,158)

Schools

Public high schools in Fountain Valley:

  • FOUNTAIN VALLEY HIGH (Students: 2,989; Location: 17816 BUSHARD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • LOS AMIGOS HIGH (Students: 2,088; Location: 16566 NEWHOPE ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • VALLEY VISTA HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 227; Location: 9600 DOLPHIN ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • HBUHSD COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 12; Location: 9600 DOLPHIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Fountain Valley:

  • ROSSIER JUNIOR & SENIOR HIGH (Students: 99; Location: 17911 BUSHARD; Grades: 7 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Fountain Valley:

  • VISTA VIEW MIDDLE (Students: 919; Location: 16250 HICKORY ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MASUDA (KAZUO) MIDDLE (Students: 762; Location: 17415 LAS JARDINES WEST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • COX (JAMES H.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 726; Location: 17615 LOS JARDINES EAST; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FULTON (HARRY C.) MIDDLE (Students: 701; Location: 8778 EL LAGO ST.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ALLEN (ETHAN B.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 623; Location: 16200 BUSHARD ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MOIOLA (FRED) ELEMENTARY (Students: 594; Location: 9790 FINCH ST.; Grades: KG – 08)
  • COURREGES (ROCH) ELEMENTARY (Students: 579; Location: 18313 SANTA CARLOTTA; Grades: KG – 05)
  • NORTHCUTT (MAMIE L.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 577; Location: 11303 SANDSTONE ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • GISLER (ROBERT) ELEMENTARY (Students: 511; Location: 18720 LAS FLORES; Grades: KG – 05)
  • TAMURA (HISAMATSU) ELEMENTARY (Students: 496; Location: 17340 SANTA SUZANNE ST.; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Fountain Valley:

  • SHORELINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 10350 ELLIS AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)

 

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