With an estimated population of 3,010,759 in 2008, Orange County is the second most populated county in California behind San Diego and Los Angeles. One of the most famous body surfing points in the world is "The Wedge" at the tip of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport. Water parks include Wild Rivers in Irvine and Soak City in Buena Park. Famous for attracting millions from all across the world, Orange Country offers such varied and unbeatable thrills for whatever it is delights you. Disneyland and Knott´s Berry Farm keep the department of tourism constantly busy. Forty miles of coastline mean beaches that stretch for miles.

National centers for worship are a reflection of the county´s conservatism which includes Calvary Chapel, Crystal Cathedral, Saddleback Church and Newport Beach California Temple. Orange County, unlike the rest of the United States´ major population centers is mostly suburban without counting the bustling downtown shop-filled areas of Orange, Huntington Beach, Anaheim, Fullerton and Santa Ana. The county´s government center is Santa Ana with Anaheim as its main tourist hot spot and Irvine the major business and financial hub. Orange County Coast houses some of the most expensive and exclusive neighborhoods in the United States.