California

Distance from Anaheim to Irvine

Straight-line distance

12.3mi

Anaheim, CA and Irvine, CA are 12.3 miles (19.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Anaheim, the shortest path starts out heading S (183°).

kilometers
19.7
nautical miles
10.7
heading from Anaheim
183° S
heading from Irvine
3° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Anaheim is from Irvine

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Anaheim and Irvine is 12.3 miles, 19.7 km or 10.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 12.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
12.3
Kilometers
19.7
Nautical miles
10.7
Bearing from Anaheim
183.4° S
Bearing arriving at Irvine
183.4°
Bearing from Irvine
3.4° N

Halfway between Anaheim and Irvine

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.766950, -117.765007 (33°46'1.02"N 117°45'54.02"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tustin, CA, with 78,863 residents, 3.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Anaheim gets 14 h 25 min of daylight and Irvine 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 54 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Anaheim has 1.1 times the population of Irvine. From July 2020 to July 2024, Anaheim changed by -0.6% and Irvine by +3.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Anaheim, CA344,561 (-0.6%)
  2. 02Irvine, CA318,683 (+3.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Anaheim from Irvine?

12.3 miles, 19.7 km or 10.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Irvine from Anaheim?

S. The great-circle path leaves Anaheim on a bearing of 183.4° and arrives at Irvine on 183.4°. The return trip starts on 3.4°.

What is halfway between Anaheim and Irvine?

The midpoint is at 33.766950, -117.765007. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tustin, CA, 3.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Anaheim and Irvine?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Anaheim or Irvine?

Anaheim, with 344,561 residents in July 2024 against 318,683 for Irvine, 1.1 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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