Local Wiki
Orange County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 16, 2026- Board of Supervisors meets
- Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 9:30 AM.
- Meeting location
- County Administration North (CAN), Board Hearing Room, 1st Floor, 400 W. Civic Center Dr., Santa Ana, CA (replaced the former Hall of Administration at 333 W. Santa Ana Blvd in July 2022).
- Registrar of Voters
- Bob Page · 1300 South Grand Avenue, Bldg. C, Santa Ana, CA 92705 · (714) 567-7600 (FAX (714) 567-7556) · ocvoter@ocvote.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://board.oc.gov/meetings-agendas
- Interim Chief Executive Officer
- K.C. Roestenberg · Interim Chief Executive Officer · 400 W. Civic Center Drive, 3rd Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92701 · (714) 834-2345 (Interim since June 26 2026; permanent search ongoing.)
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
- City: Anaheim
- City: Irvine
- City: Santa Ana
- City: Huntington Beach
- City: Garden Grove
- City: Fullerton
- City: Orange, California
- City: Costa Mesa
- City: Mission Viejo
- City: Westminster, California
- City: Lake Forest
- City: Newport Beach
- City: Buena Park
- City: Tustin
- City: Yorba Linda
- City: Laguna Niguel
- City: San Clemente
- City: La Habra
- City: Fountain Valley
- City: Placentia
- City: Aliso Viejo
- City: Cypress
- City: Brea
- City: Rancho Santa Margarita
- City: Stanton, California
- City: San Juan Capistrano
- City: Dana Point
- City: Laguna Hills
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (6)
- La Palma (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Laguna Beach (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Laguna Woods (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Los Alamitos
- Seal Beach (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Villa Park (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (28)
- Anaheim Elementary
- Anaheim Union High
- Brea-Olinda Unified
- Buena Park Elementary
- Capistrano Unified
- Centralia Elementary
- Cypress Elementary
- Fountain Valley Elementary
- Fullerton Elementary
- Fullerton Joint Union High
- Garden Grove Unified
- Huntington Beach City Elementary
- Huntington Beach Union High
- Irvine Unified
- La Habra City Elementary
- Laguna Beach Unified
- Los Alamitos Unified
- Magnolia Elementary
- Newport-Mesa Unified
- Ocean View
- Orange County Department of Education
- Orange Unified
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
- Saddleback Valley Unified
- Santa Ana Unified
- Savanna Elementary
- Tustin Unified
- Westminster
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Cemetery (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Commercial Activities (2)
- Public Cable Television Authority District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Self-Ins Authority for Eff Risk Mgmt (Safer)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Education (3)
- California School Cash Reserve Program Authority
- Coop Org for the Dev of Emp Selection Proc
- School Employers Association of California (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Fire Protection (2)
- Central Net Operations Authority
- Orange County Fire Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Flood Control (2)
- Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency
- Surfside Colony Storm Water Protection Tax District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Health (2)
- Coastal Animal Services Authority
- Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (2)
- Buena Park Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Placentia Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (12)
- Capistrano Bay Community Services District
- Emerald Bay Community Service District
- Irvine Ranch Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Midway City Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Orange County Council of Governments (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Orange County Transportation Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rossmoor Community Services District
- Santa Margarita Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Serrano Water District
- South Coast Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sunset Beach Sanitary District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Three Arch Bay Community Service District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Other Single Purpose (13)
- Anaheim Community Center Authority
- Big Independent Cities Excess Pool Joint Powers Agreement
- Bonita Canyon Public Facilities Financing Authority
- Brea Public Financing Authority
- California Insurance Pool Authority
- Coastal District Financing Authority
- Integrated Law and Justice Agency for Orange County (Iljaoc)
- North Orange County Liability & Property Self-Insurance Authority
- Northern Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensatn Agency
- Orange County Fringe Benefits Authority
- Orange County Hazard Material Emerg Resp Authority
- West Cities Commission Ctr JPA (Westcomm)
- Western Orange County Self-Funded Workers Compensatn Agency
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (2)
- Fullerton Arboretum Authority
- Silverado-Modjeska Recreation and Park District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Police Protection (2)
- Orange County Integrated Law and Justice Agency
- Surfside Colony Community Services Tax District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Sewer (3)
- Orange County Sanitation District
- Rossmoor-Los Alamitos Area Sewer District
- South Orange County Wastewater Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Solid Waste (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Toll Highways (2)
- Foothill Transportation Corridor Agency
- San Joaquin Transportation Corridor Agency
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water & Sewer (4)
- El Toro Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Moulton-Niguel Water District
- Trabuco-Canyon Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Yorba Linda Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Water Supply (10)
- East Orange County Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Fenner Valley Water Authority
- Laguna Beach County Water District
- Mesa Consolidated Water District
- Orange County Municipal Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Orange County Water District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- San Juan Basin Authority
- Santa Margarita-Dana Point Authority
- Santiago Aqueduct Commission
- Watereuse Finance Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026