Santa Ana





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           Santa Ana is the most populous city in Orange County and is the county seat. It lies approximately 10 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the largely seasonal Santa Ana River. The Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) runs through the city, and the Costa Mesa Freeway (55 Freeway) and Garden Grove Freeway (22 Freeway) travel along its edges. It is today best-known for its Hispanic population, now comprising over 75% of what was once a virtually all-white city.  



          Santa Ana is home to
Santa Ana College, a community college, 9 high schools including Mater Dei and  the Orange County High School of the Arts in the midtown district. It also is home to one of the many post-secondary private Art Institutions of California.

          Santa Ana Unified School District also includes thirty-seven K-5 elementary schools, nine 6-8 intermediate schools, five special schools, and one charter school.

Business

Santa Ana is home to:

  • First American Corporation
  • Ingram Micro
  • The Orange County Register
  • Greenwood & Hall
  • Behr Paint

Transportation

             Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Santa Ana several times on weekdays with less frequent service on weekends. It operates its Pacific Surfliner between San Diego, California to the south and either Los Angeles, California or Paso Robles, California to the north. Greyhound USA are the largest bus transportation in Santa Ana. Crucero serves all points into Mexico. Greyhound serves the continental United States and Canada.

           Santa Ana is also served by Metrolink's Orange County Line (Oceanside to Union Station), and Inland Empire-Orange County Line (San Bernardino to San Juan Capistrano).

John Wayne Airport is located in Santa Ana and its IATA code is SNA. 

 

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If you would like additional information of the city of Santa Ana:
The City of Santa Ana's official Web site