Costa Mesa is a city in central Orange County County, California.
Being just 37 geographical miles from downtown L.A., it is considered part of the Los Angeles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Costa Mesa is a land-locked city, though it's southern border is less than 1 mile from the Pacific coast.
It is neighbored by Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Irvine and Santa Ana. The city's estimated population is nearly 110,00 people.
The city is home to several the OC's cultural attractions, including the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the Orange County Fairgrounds and the South Coast Plaza.
Famous former residents of Costa Mesa include Mike Ness of 90s band Social Distortion, comic TV & film actress Jamie Pressly and 3-time Olympic gold-medalist (Beach Volleyball) Misty-May Treanor.