Westminster, CA: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Westminster is a city in western Orange County, California, United States. Westminster was founded in 1870 by Rev. Lemuel Webber as a Presbyterian temperance colony and was incorporated in 1957. Westminster is bordered by the city of Seal Beach on the west, by Garden Grove on the north and east, and by Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley on the south. Santa Ana, the county seat of Orange County, is east of Westminster. Westminster has one of the largest Vietnamese populations in the US. They settled largely in Little Saigon, and the city is known as the "capital" of overseas Vietnamese with 39,799 Vietnamese Americans, or 43.8% of the total population, as of the 2020 United States census..…

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How Westminster ranks

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#141Highest graduation rate in CA #138Best schools in CA #359Shortest commute in CA All CA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code92683, 92684, 92685

Area code714

Living in Westminster

Housing in Westminster

$1.1M▲ 4.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Westminster home is worth about $1,095,000, up 4.9% in a year, 43% above the California typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market19

Sale-to-list103.8%

Sold in May25

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Safety in Westminster

C⁻

Safety Grade C-

Westminster reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 83% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Westminster 3.3

California 4.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Westminster 20

California 18.2

U.S. 15.5

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Westminster

Compared with California

5better than CA·12worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

Conditions 3▲ 6▼ 3 close Habits 1▲ 1▼ 2 close Care 1▲ 2▼ 4 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs 1▼ 3 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

11.4%Fewer binge drinkersCA 15.3% · better 22.2%Fewer adults with obesityCA 27.8% · better 14.7%More older adults who have lost all their teethCA 10.6% · worse

Care nearby

Huntington Beach HospitalHuntington Beach · 3.3 mi · ER

Ftoc Magnolia Medical ClinicWestminster · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Westminster · CMS · HRSAHealth in Westminster →

Schools in Westminster

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A

School Grade A

The public schools Westminster’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#138Best public schoolsof 574 in CA

DistrictWestminsterSchools27

Demille ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 562 students Eastwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 542 students Jessie Hayden ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 514 students Leo Carrillo ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 508 students Willmore ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 485 students Westmont ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 441 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CA. Ratings are from neighbors.