California
Distance from Irvine to Santa Ana
Straight-line distance
7.6mi
Irvine, CA and Santa Ana, CA are 7.6 miles (12.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Irvine, the shortest path starts out heading WNW (302°).
- kilometers
- 12.2
- nautical miles
- 6.6
- heading from Irvine
- 302° WNW
- heading from Santa Ana
- 122° ESE
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far Irvine is from Santa Ana
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Irvine and Santa Ana is 7.6 miles, 12.2 km or 6.6 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 7.6 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 7.6
- Kilometers
- 12.2
- Nautical miles
- 6.6
- Bearing from Irvine
- 302.0° WNW
- Bearing arriving at Santa Ana
- 301.9°
- Bearing from Santa Ana
- 121.9° ESE
Halfway between Irvine and Santa Ana
The great-circle midpoint is at 33.707363, -117.827081 (33°42'26.51"N 117°49'37.49"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Tustin, CA, with 78,863 residents, 1.9 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, Irvine gets 14 h 24 min of daylight and Santa Ana 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 1.0 times the population of Santa Ana. From July 2020 to July 2024, Irvine changed by +3.3% and Santa Ana by +1.6%. Both are in California.
- 01Irvine, CA318,683 (+3.3%)
- 02Santa Ana, CA316,184 (+1.6%)
Questions people ask
How far is Irvine from Santa Ana?
7.6 miles, 12.2 km or 6.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Santa Ana from Irvine?
WNW. The great-circle path leaves Irvine on a bearing of 302.0° and arrives at Santa Ana on 301.9°. The return trip starts on 121.9°.
What is halfway between Irvine and Santa Ana?
The midpoint is at 33.707363, -117.827081. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Tustin, CA, 1.9 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between Irvine and Santa Ana?
Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.
Which is bigger, Irvine or Santa Ana?
Irvine, with 318,683 residents in July 2024 against 316,184 for Santa Ana, 1.0 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.