California

Distance from Fullerton to Irvine

Straight-line distance

16.9mi

Fullerton, CA and Irvine, CA are 16.9 miles (27.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Fullerton, the shortest path starts out heading SSE (148°).

kilometers
27.2
nautical miles
14.7
heading from Fullerton
148° SSE
heading from Irvine
328° NNW
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fullerton is from Irvine

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fullerton and Irvine is 16.9 miles, 27.2 km or 14.7 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 16.9 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
16.9
Kilometers
27.2
Nautical miles
14.7
Bearing from Fullerton
147.8° SSE
Bearing arriving at Irvine
147.9°
Bearing from Irvine
327.9° NNW

Halfway between Fullerton and Irvine

The great-circle midpoint is at 33.782075, -117.849555 (33°46'55.47"N 117°50'58.40"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Orange, CA, with 137,941 residents, 0.7 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, Fullerton 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

Irvine has 2.3 times the population of Fullerton. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fullerton changed by -2.3% and Irvine by +3.3%. Both are in California.

  1. 01Fullerton, CA140,054 (-2.3%)
  2. 02Irvine, CA318,683 (+3.3%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fullerton from Irvine?

16.9 miles, 27.2 km or 14.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Irvine from Fullerton?

SSE. The great-circle path leaves Fullerton on a bearing of 147.8° and arrives at Irvine on 147.9°. The return trip starts on 327.9°.

What is halfway between Fullerton and Irvine?

The midpoint is at 33.782075, -117.849555. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Orange, CA, 0.7 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fullerton and Irvine?

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

Which is bigger, Fullerton or Irvine?

Irvine, with 318,683 residents in July 2024 against 140,054 for Fullerton, 2.3 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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