Orange Coast

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Orange Coast is the string of cities and neighborhoods fronting the Pacific Coast in Orange County, California. The Orange Coast cities include Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Coast, Newport Beach, Balboa Island, Balboa Peninsula, Corona del Mar, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Monarch Beach, Crystal Cove, Dana Point and San Clemente.

The term South Coast is often used synonymously for the coastal communities south of Long Beach, and especially for those areas south of the Santa Ana River (although there exist many other definitions and common uses of South Coast). Many local businesses and institutions have adopted these names, such as Orange Coast College, the Orange Coast Daily Pilot, South Coast Repertory and South Coast Plaza (all based in Costa Mesa). In household use, however, they may simply referred to as "the beach cities." This area has been described as the Gold Coast of Orange County.