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Disney California Adventure Park
Anaheim Disney park celebrating California's culture, history, and natural beauty with Pixar and Marvel lands.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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Midway City
California, United States · North America
About Midway City
Midway City works well as a base: 10 minutes from Fountain Valley, 9km from Disney California Adventure Park.
Midway City is in California, United States, with about 8,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Fountain Valley, about 5 km away.
Midway City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that forms part of the county land controlled by Orange County, California. The only area in Orange County that incorporates its chamber of commerce and homeowners association to act in concert like a city council, the area mostly isRead more
surrounded by Westminster with Huntington Beach bordering it on the southwest. Midway City was so named because it is horizontally midway between Seal Beach, to the west, and Santa Ana, to the east. The 2020 census listed the population as 8,825.
Midway City is one of Orange County's oldest communities, and many of its homes are of 1950s construction. The area includes two mobile home parks and the residents who live here are of moderate income, with many of them senior citizens. As described by Midway City local historian in 2008, "Midway City is desirable because of its large lots – typically over 8,000 square feet with many larger lots as well.... The trend is that buyers are scraping the lots and building big homes or adding large additions onto the original home." The community fits within a 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) area and takes up 0.632 square miles (1.64 km2) of land.
Being an unincorporated county area, municipal annexation by cities bordering Midway City is an ongoing issue for Midway City. Attempts at complete annexation have met fierce resistance from Midway's residents, who would rather have their community remain an unincorporated area of Orange County to maintain water and property tax rates that are lower than neighboring communities.
However, Midway City's land adjacent to its borders has slowly been annexed by Westminster over time, particularly for public schools sites, to transfer decision making and government school funds from the county to the city. Annexation has also occurred along the heavily traveled Beach Boulevard/California State Route 39, where that annexed land could be redeveloped to generate significant business tax revenue for Westminster. As a result, Midway City presently is composed of four anemic sections, or "islands", that have stepped boundaries which include mostly residential property, small businesses, and not-for-profit businesses such as churches, American Legion Post 555, and the Brothers of Saint Patrick order.
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What is there to see near Midway City?
Within an hour or so of Midway City: Disney California Adventure Park (9 km), Cars Land (Disney California Adventure) (9 km), Disneyland Park (10 km), Knott's Berry Farm (11 km).
Are there any good drives near Midway City?
The nearest famous roads are Route 66 - Santa Monica End and Mulholland Drive.
Where is Midway City?
Midway City is in California, United States, about 5 km from Fountain Valley.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,485
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 33.7447, -117.9892
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Midway City
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Cars Land (Disney California Adventure)
Disney's immersive recreation of Radiator Springs from Pixar's Cars films with the thrilling Radiator Springs Racers ride.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Disneyland Park
Walt Disney's original theme park opened in 1955, the happiest place on earth in Anaheim, California.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Knott's Berry Farm
America's first theme park in Buena Park, California, known for its Old West Ghost Town and thrilling coasters.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Moto Republic
A shared motorcycle workshop and social hub in Costa Mesa where riders wrench on their bikes and share the community stoke.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach aquarium showcasing the diverse marine life of the Pacific Ocean from Southern California to the tropics.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet
Open since 1908 in the old Pacific Electric building, with a penny-tile floor, original mahogany bar and a rival claim to the French dip. A hidden speakeasy bar sits behind an unmarked door.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Philippe the Original
Serving French dip sandwiches since 1908 on sawdust-covered floors with communal tables and long wooden counters. One of Los Angeles's oldest restaurants and a claimant to inventing the French dip.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Midway City
- 55 kmRoute 66 - Santa Monica EndThe 'End of the Trail' sign on Santa Monica Pier marks Route 66's symbolic Pacific terminus, 2,448 miles from Chicago, beside the pier's vintage carousel and Ferris wheel.
- 59 kmMulholland DriveWinding road through the Santa Monica Mountains with LA city views
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