Irvine, California is an incorporated city in Orange County, and is a planned city. Irvine was primarily developed around the Irvine Company back in 1960, and has a population of approximately 212,793 as of January 1, 2009. Because of the excellent schools, jobs and housing opportunities in the area, the city was voted as the fourth best place to live in the United States in 2008 by CNNMoney.com. Also in 2008, the Census Bureau revealed that Irvine had the seventh highest median income among cities in the US with populations of more than 65,000.

The city is home to the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Concordia University, the Orange County Center of the University of Southern California (USC), the Irvine campuses of Alliant International University, California State University Fullerton (CSUF), Pepperdine University, as well as Irvine Valley College. These excellent education facilities help make Irvine California such a great place for students, or anyone looking to further their education.

Irvine is also home to a number of corporations, most of which specialize in the technology sector. The leading connectivity manufacturer that provides complete KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse), Networking, Wi-Fi, FireWire, USB (Universal Serial Bus), Bluetooth, HomePlug, and Peripheral solutions is ATEN Technology, Inc. The company targets home users, small-to-medium sized businesses and mobile professionals, and while the company has facilities in Taiwan, Belgium, Canada, Japan and China, the company's headquarters are situated here in Irvine.

The majority of Irvine's economic development is coordinated through the Destination Irvine program that is run by the Chamber of Commerce. The program contains information and assistance on business-related incentives, demographics, development standards, and various other services like housing, childcare and education. It's no surprise to find that Irvine has been rated one of the top cities for starting businesses. This strong and fast growing economy helped to place Orange County as one of the top ten fastest growing job markets. Irvine is also often used as a location for film projects. The city government usually grants free or low-cost filming permits and offers location information to all prospective productions.

According to Irvine's 2008 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are The University of California, Irvine, Irvine Unified School District, Cello Partnership, Broadcom, St John Knits, Allergan, Edwards Lifesciences, Parker Hannifin, Capital Group Companies, and B Braun Medical.

Whether you are looking to further your education, or work at one of the booming businesses located in the area, you'll find just what you need in an Irvine, California zip code!