Yorba Linda, California

**Yorba Linda** is a city in southern California, in the United States. It is approximately  northeast of Downtown Santa Ana, and  southeast of Downtown Los Angeles. As of the 2020 census, there are 68,336 people living in the city. In 2006 it was identified as the richest city in the United States by the U.S. Census Bureau that shows a median household income of $121,075 higher than any other.

Yorba Linda is known to have big residential properties. It is also known to have 30 horse trails which are  in overall length.

Richard Nixon, President of the United States, from 1969 to 1974, and Vice President of the United States, from 1953 to 1961, was born there and is the most well known resident there, however his father moved there before it became a city.

### Pre-colonization

This place was home to Native American tribes once.

### Early years

In 1834, Jose Antonio Yorba's most successful son Bernardo Yorba (whom the city would be later be named after) was granted the  Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana by Mexican governor José Figueroa.

### Founding

On November 2, 1967, Yorba Linda was incorporated as a city.

### Recent times

In November 2008, the eastern part of the city was struck by a brush fire that destroyed 113 homes and damaged 50 other homes.

## Geography

It is bordered by Anaheim on the south, Placentia on the west and southwest, Brea on the northwest, Chino Hills State Park on the north, and Corona on the east and bordered by the counties of San Bernardino and Riverside.

Yorba Linda is the sixth largest city in Orange County after Santa Ana, Irvine, Anaheim, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.

The two nearest seismic faults are the Whittier Fault and the other is Chino Fault, both of which are part of the Elsinore Fault Zone.

## Notable people

- Sabrina Bryan, The Cheetah Girls songstress and actress
- Danielle Fishel, actress _Boy Meets World_
- Alli Mauzey, Broadway actress, _Wicked_, _Hairspray_, _Cry-Baby_
- Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, 36th Vice President of the United States, Senator and Congressman
- Audrina Patridge, actress _The Hills_
- Atreyu, heavy metal band formed in city in 1998

## Places of Interest

- Birthplace of Richard Nixon
- Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum

## Other websites

- City website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Yorba Linda, California
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in California, City
- **image skyline**: Nixon Library and Gardens.jpg
- **image caption**: Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Nixon Library and Gardens (2006)
- **image flag**: Flag of Yorba Linda, California.svg
- **image seal**: Seal of Yorba Linda, California.png
- **motto**: Land of Gracious Living
- **image map**: Orange County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Yorba Linda Highlighted.svg
- **mapsize**: 250x200px
- **map caption**: Location within California and Orange County, California, Orange County
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: California
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in California, County
- **subdivision name2**: Orange County, California, Orange
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: November 2, 1967
- **government type**: Council-manager
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total sq mi**: 19.97
- **area total km2**: 51.73
- **area land sq mi**: 19.95
- **area land km2**: 51.68
- **area water sq mi**: 0.02
- **area water km2**: 0.05
- **area water percent**: 0.10
- **elevation ft**: 381
- **elevation m**: 116
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 68336
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population demonym**: Yorba Lindan
- **timezone**: Pacific Time Zone, Pacific
- **utc offset**: −8
- **timezone dst**: PDT
- **utc offset dst**: −7
- **postal code type**: ZIP codes
- **postal code**: 92885-92887
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area codes
- **area code**: Area codes 657 and 714, 657/714
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature IDs
- **blank1 info**: ,