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Mission Viejo

California, United States · North America

About Mission Viejo

Mission Viejo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Laguna Hills, 32km from Disney California Adventure Park.

Mission Viejo is a town located in California, United States. With a population of 97,156, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Mission Viejo sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Los Angeles time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mission Viejo to your route.

About Mission Viejo

Mission Viejo High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Mission Viejo, California, United States, as part of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. The school has served the area since 1966. Students within its attendance boundaries live in western Mission Viejo, southwest Lake

Read more Forest, Trabuco Canyon, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Laguna Hills. Its mascot is Pablo the Diablo and its colors are scarlet and gold. 230 credits are required to graduate. It is the home to one of the only agricultural farms on a high school campus in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. Mission Viejo High School, an International Baccalaureate (IB) school since 1985, offers an IB program for academically focused students, awarding approximately 80 IB diplomas in the 2015–2016 school year. The school has been recognized with three Blue Ribbon School Awards and six California Distinguished School honors, most recently in 2024. Its performing arts programs include a marching band that won the WBA 4A division championship in 2016, a drumline that earned multiple High Percussion titles between 1997 and 2003, and four choir ensembles. Notable alumni include golfer Mark O’Meara, Olympic swimmer Brian Goodell, astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, soccer player Julie Foudy, NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez, journalist Brianna Keilar, and MLB pitcher Patrick Sandoval. In the 2022–2023 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,646 students and 75.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 21.8. 40.9% of students were eligible for free or discounted lunch.

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Where is Mission Viejo located?

Mission Viejo is located in California, United States, North America. The coordinates are 33.6000 latitude, -117.6720 longitude.

What is the population of Mission Viejo?

Mission Viejo has a population of approximately 97,156 people, making it a town in United States.

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Quick Information

Population
97,156
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
California
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
33.6000, -117.6720

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Worth the detour from Mission Viejo

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Moto Republic

A shared motorcycle workshop and social hub in Costa Mesa where riders wrench on their bikes and share the community stoke.

23 km · about 25 min drive

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Disney California Adventure Park

Anaheim Disney park celebrating California's culture, history, and natural beauty with Pixar and Marvel lands.

32 km · about 35 min drive

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Cars Land (Disney California Adventure)

Disney's immersive recreation of Radiator Springs from Pixar's Cars films with the thrilling Radiator Springs Racers ride.

32 km · about 35 min drive

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Disneyland Park

Walt Disney's original theme park opened in 1955, the happiest place on earth in Anaheim, California.

33 km · about 40 min drive

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Knott's Berry Farm

America's first theme park in Buena Park, California, known for its Old West Ghost Town and thrilling coasters.

41 km · about 45 min drive

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Aquarium of the Pacific

Long Beach aquarium showcasing the diverse marine life of the Pacific Ocean from Southern California to the tropics.

52 km · about 60 min drive

museum

Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

Drag racing's shrine at the Pomona Fairplex, steps from the historic strip where the NHRA season starts and ends, packed with top fuel dragsters, hot rods and land-speed cars.

54 km · about 65 min drive

racetrack

In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip

The oldest continuously operating drag strip in the world, opened 1951 on the Los Angeles County Fairplex, and the traditional season opener and finale of the NHRA calendar.

56 km · about 65 min drive

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