Orange, CA Real Estate

Orange Homes for Sale

Orange Real Estate prices range from $350,000 up to over 4 Million. Orange property types include Single Family, Residential, Commercial, Town Homes & Condominiums, Lots & Land, and Investment Properties.

The Community of Orange

Orange is situated in central Orange County, approximately 32 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Orange's origins are rich with legends. One of the most popular tales asserts that the city was named during a poker game. When the city was established in 1871, founder Alfred B. Chapman and Andrew Glassell named it Richland. But since there was another Richland in California, post office officials told them to find a different name.

As legend has it, Chapman and Glassell discussed the matter with two other civic leaders, but they couldn't agree on a name. One wanted Orange, one Lemon, one Almond and the other Olive. So they had it out in a poker game, and Orange won.

The people of Orange love to tell this story, but there's no evidence it ever occurred this way. Regardless of what really happened, the city was officially dubbed Orange and incorporated over a century ago on April 6, 1888.

Over the past 100 years, Orange grew from a thriving agricultural center into a quaint but lively city. In 1890, two years after incorporation, Orange had just 866 residents. City planning estimates now put Orange's population at over 132,000.
Today, Orange has been expanding its population and its boundaries. Bordered by unincorporated land to the east, the city has been growing by bits and pieces every year.In the coming years, Orange will renovate the old town area and expand eastward, annexing 7,100 acres within Orange's 60-square mile boundary.

Today, there are over 60 high school campuses alone and enough elementary schools to educate half a million students. Education, on all levels, flourishes here as evidenced by the fact that a dozen high schools in the County were 19999 winners in the California Distinguished Schools Program, while nine elementary schools were nominated for national recognition as 1999 Nation Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education