14 Facts About Costa Mesa

Costa Mesa is a city in Orange County, California.

Costa Mesa surged in population during and after World War II, as many thousands trained at Santa Ana Army Air Base and returned after the war with their families.

Costa Mesa is located 37 miles southeast of Los Angeles, 87 miles northwest of San Diego and 425 miles southeast of San Francisco.

Costa Mesa has a semi-arid climate with mild temperatures year round.

Costa Mesa offers 26 parks, a municipal golf course, 26 public schools and two libraries.

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Costa Mesa has been home to the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers training center, training camp and cooperate headquarters since 2017.

Until 2008, Costa Mesa was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections.

Since 2008, Costa Mesa has mostly voted Democratic in presidential elections, owing to the GOP's shift towards cultural conservatism.

Costa Mesa flipped back to Democratic in 2016, voting for Hillary Clinton by a 10.

In 2008, Costa Mesa was one of four cities in Orange County to vote against Proposition 8, a statewide ballot measure that banned same-sex marriages.

Institutions of higher learning located in Costa Mesa include Orange Coast College, Vanguard University, Whittier Law School and National University .

Costa Mesa has two public high schools, Costa Mesa High School and Estancia High School.

Costa Mesa has two alternative high schools that share the same campus, Back Bay High School and Monte Vista High School and another, Coastline Early College High School which is on its own facility.

Costa Mesa is served by several bus lines of the Orange County Transportation Authority, but most transportation is by automobile.