California
Distance from Costa Mesa to Irvine
Straight-line distance
8.2mi
Costa Mesa, CA and Irvine, CA are 8.2 miles (13.1 km) apart in a straight line. From Costa Mesa, the shortest path starts out heading E (84°).
- kilometers
- 13.1
- nautical miles
- 7.1
- heading from Costa Mesa
- 84° E
- heading from Irvine
- 264° W
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Costa Mesa is from Irvine
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Costa Mesa and Irvine is 8.2 miles, 13.1 km or 7.1 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 8.2 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 8.2
- Kilometers
- 13.1
- Nautical miles
- 7.1
- Bearing from Costa Mesa
- 83.9° E
- Bearing arriving at Irvine
- 84.0°
- Bearing from Irvine
- 264.0° W
Halfway between Costa Mesa and Irvine
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.672170, -117.841805 (33°40'19.81"N 117°50'30.50"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Costa Mesa, CA, with 109,131 residents, 4.1 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, Costa Mesa gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Irvine 14 h 24 min; on December 21, 9 h 55 min and 9 h 55 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
Irvine has 2.9 times the population of Costa Mesa. From July 2020 to July 2024, Costa Mesa changed by -2.6% and Irvine by +3.3%. Both are in California.
- 01Costa Mesa, CA109,131 (-2.6%)
- 02Irvine, CA318,683 (+3.3%)
Questions people ask
How far is Costa Mesa from Irvine?
8.2 miles, 13.1 km or 7.1 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Irvine from Costa Mesa?
E. The great-circle path leaves Costa Mesa on a bearing of 83.9° and arrives at Irvine on 84.0°. The return trip starts on 264.0°.
What is halfway between Costa Mesa and Irvine?
The midpoint is at 33.672170, -117.841805. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Costa Mesa, CA, 4.1 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Costa Mesa and Irvine?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Costa Mesa or Irvine?
Irvine, with 318,683 residents in July 2024 against 109,131 for Costa Mesa, 2.9 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.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.