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Also known as Westminster, California, Westminster, CA

city in northern Orange County, California, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
California
County
Orange
Incorporated city
March 27, 1957
Type
Council-Manager
Mayor
Chi Charlie Nguyen ( R )
Vice mayor
Mark Nguyen (District 3)
City council
Amy Phan West (District 1) ( R ) Carlos Manzo (District 2) Mark Nguyen (District 3) Nam Quan Nguyen (District 4)
City manager
Christine Cordon
Total
10.04 sq mi (26.00 km )
Land
10.04 sq mi (26.00 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0%
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Rank
92nd in California (2024)
Density
9,056/sq mi (3,497/km )
Time zone
UTC−8 ( PST )
Summer dst
UTC−7 (PDT)
Zip codes
92683–92685

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Encyclopedic overview

Westminster is a city in western Orange County, California, United States. Westminster was founded in 1870 by Rev. Lemuel Webber as a Presbyterian temperance colony and was incorporated in 1957.

Westminster is bordered by the city of Seal Beach on the west, by Garden Grove on the north and east, and by Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley on the south. Santa Ana, the county seat of Orange County, is east of Westminster.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Westminster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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