Back سان جوان كابيسترانو (كاليفورنيا) Arabic سان خوان كاپيسترانو (كاليفورنيا) ARZ Сан-Хуан-Капістрана Byelorussian Сан Хуан Капистрано (град, Калифорния) Bulgarian San Juan Capistrano Catalan Сан-Хуан-Капистрано CE San Juan Capistrano CEB San Juan Capistrano Czech San Juan Capistrano DAG San Juan Capistrano German
San Juan Capistrano, California | |
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 .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) Top: San Juan Mission Basilica (left), San Juan Capistrano station (right); middle: Mission San Juan Capistrano; bottom: Downtown San Juan Capistrano | |
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| Motto: "Preserving The Past To Enhance The Future" | |
 Location of San Juan Capistrano within Orange County, California. | |
  San Juan Capistrano, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°29′58″N 117°39′42″W / 33.49944°N 117.66167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Founded | November 1, 1776 |
| Incorporated | April 19, 1961 |
| Named for | John of Capistrano |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor[1] | Sergio Farias |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Howard Hart |
| • City Council | Troy A. Bourne John Campbell John Taylor |
| • City manager[2] | Benjamin Siegel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.43 sq mi (37.37 km2) |
| • Land | 14.43 sq mi (37.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 35,196 |
| • Density | 2,439.09/sq mi (941.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 92675 |
| Area code | 949 |
| FIPS code | 06-68028 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661383, 2411793 |
| Website | sanjuancapistrano.org |
San Juan Capistrano (also known colloquially as San Juan or SJC) is a city in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 35,253 at the 2020 Census.
Named for Saint John of Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when Father Junípero Serra established Mission San Juan Capistrano. Extensive damage caused by an earthquake in 1812 caused the community to decline. Following the Mexican secularization act of 1833, the mission village officially became a town and was briefly renamed as San Juan de Argüello. After the American conquest of California, San Juan remained a small, rural town until the 20th century; the restoration of the mission in the 1910s–20s transformed the town into a tourist destination and a backdrop for Hollywood films.
- ^ "Mayor and City Council". City of San Juan Capistrano. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ "City Manager". City of San Juan Capistrano. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "San Juan Capistrano". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 23, 2014.