You are Here: Irvine’s Regions Explained

Irvine is big. Covering over 66 square miles, it takes a long time to get from one end of the city to the other. And with almost 300,000 people living here, Irvine contains a lot of neighborhoods. Ever wonder how this master planned city manages to cover services for all 40+ neighborhoods? It all comes down to the trio of regions: Portola, Crossroads, and University.

Portola

This is the biggest of Irvine’s three regions with some of the newest neighborhoods and the Great Park. Including fourteen villages that straddle both the Irvine and Tustin school districts, Portola is run by Area Lieutenant Frough Jahid.

Neighborhoods:
Cypress Village • Lower Peter's Canyon • North Park • North Park Square • Northwood • Northwood Point • Orange County Great Park • Orchard Hills • Portola Springs • Racquet Club • Stonegate • West Irvine • Woodbury • Woodbury East

Schools:
Canyon View Elementary School • Northwood Elementary School • Santiago Hills Elementary School • Stonegate Elementary School • Woodbury Elementary • Rancho San Joaquin Middle School • Arnold O. Beckman High School • Northwood High School • Crean Lutheran High School • Orchard Hills School • Great Foundations Montessori • New Horizon School • Northwood Montessori School

Crossroads

This center region of Irvine contains one of its biggest entertainment and shopping draws : Irvine Spectrum. Crossroads is overseen by Area Lieutenant Tim Schilling.

Neighborhoods:
College Park • Deerfield • El Camino Glen • Greentree • Harvard Square • Heritage Park • Laguna Altura • Los Olivos • Oak Creek • Old Towne • Orange Tree • Quail Hill • Shady Canyon • Smoketree • The Colony • The Meadows • The Ranch • The Spectrum • The Willows • Walnut Square • Westpark • Windwood • Woodbridge

Schools:
Alderwood Elementary School • College Park Elementary School • Deerfield Elementary School • Early Childhood Learning Center School • Eastshore Elementary School •Greentree Elementary School • Meadow Park Elementary School • Oak Creek Elementary School • Springbrook Elementary School • Stone Creek Elementary School • Lakeside Middle School • South Lake Middle • Venado Middle School • Woodbridge High School • Irvine High School • Creekside High School • San Joaquin High School

University

This aptly named section of the city contains its two universities: UCI and Concordia. University is overseen by Area Lieutenant Bill Bingham.

Neighborhoods:
Rancho San Joaquin • Turtle Ridge • Turtle Rock • University Park • University Town Center • West Park Village I • Bommer Canyon Open Space Preserve • Orchard Hills Open Space Preserve • Quail Hill Open Space Preserve

Schools:
Bonita Canyon Elementary School • Culverdale Elementary School • Turtle Rock Child Development Center • Turtle Rock Elementary School • Vista Verde Elementary School • University Park Elementary • Westpark Elementary • Rancho San Joaquin Middle School • University High School • Tarbut V' Torah Community Day School • Village Montessori School

For more information on how Irvine is organized, check out our city’s website.