Anaheim Hills

Anaheim Hills, California
Official seal of Anaheim Hills, California Seal
Location within Orange County, California Location within Orange County, California
Country   State     County       City	United States   California     Orange       Anaheim
Government
• Mayor	Curt Pringle
Population  (2003)
• Total	53,997 (community)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Website	http://www.anaheim.net

Anaheim Hills is a residential community encompassing the eastern portions of the city of Anaheim, in Orange County, California. The Anaheim City Council includes the community under the Canyon and Hills Area General Plan, and is advised by the areas many governmental advisory boards including the Anaheim Hills Citizens Coalition and the Canyon Hills Community Association. Community members often refer to their suburb as "the Hills." It covers an area just south of the 91 freeway to the Orange, California City Border. Its western border is the 55 freeway and its eastern border extends to Gypsum Canyon and the Riverside County Line. Most homeowners belong to two different homeowners associations: the first focuses on the City's residential development, while the second maintains the landscaping and decorative street lighting that greatly differentiate Anaheim Hills from the rest of Anaheim. The City of Anaheim maintains a police substation and community center along Santa Ana Canyon Road.

Education

The school system has performed well in stardardized testing, and has performed above average when comparing their test results to 100 schools of similar demographics, and it is part of the Orange Unified School District. Anaheim Hills' middle school, El Rancho Charter School, has placed first in the Southern California state Science Olympiad competition for nine consecutive years.

Postal Service

Although residents typically identify themselves as living in "Anaheim Hills" (as opposed to "Anaheim"), the name is not accepted by the United States Postal Service for use in a mailing address; only "Anaheim" is acceptable. In addition, 2 postal service substations are located in the Anaheim Hills General Area, The East Anaheim Post Office and the Anaheim Hills Post Office.

Communities

Anaheim Hills contains many communities calling home to residences worth several million dollars, including Peralta Hills, Hidden Canyon, Copa de Oro, Viewpointe, Vista del Sol, Pointe Premier (highest point in Anaheim Hills), and the soon-to-be-built Village of Fiesole and Villa Palatino. Almost all areas in Anaheim Hills boast homes worth at least $1,000,000.[1], and many areas in nearby Anaheim contain homes of much lesser value.[2], which is what makes Anaheim Hills distictly different from its counterpart, Anaheim.

Demographics

Anaheim Hills has a population of 53,997 residents and has a total land area of 18.97 square miles.[3] Of that 18.97 square miles, 1.37 square miles is water. Anaheim Hills is 67% built to maximum capacity, with 33% open space remaining. The median home in Anaheim Hills is valued at $994,000 as of May 2006, which far exceeds the national average and Orange County median home price.[4] The demographics for Anaheim Hills' population is 73% Caucasian/White, 20% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Other. The average household income is $102,000 which is above the average income in Orange County. The average home size is 2,997 square feet and the average lot size is 9,120 square feet.[5] The highest point in Anaheim Hills is Point Premier which is 1,921 feet above sea level. The lowest point in Anaheim Hills is 231 feet above sea level which is at the East Anaheim Post Office. The median July average high temperature is 90.0 degrees, whereas the January average low is 39.6 degrees. Anaheim Hills averages 15.02 inches of precipitation annually spanned over an average of 33 rainy days. Of that 15.02 inches, 0.04 inches falls as snow. The community is set on the Mediterranean/Desert Climatical Border of the Southwestern quadrant of California.

Other Information

Anaheim Hills has several distinct features that make it a unique community. First, it is set in the rolling hills that line the Santa Ana Mountain Range, which creates for great views of surrounding Orange County basins. It is also known for its expensive price tags and mansions that fill almost every hillside in Anaheim Hills. The Hills also boast the safest zip code in Orange County, the 92808 zip code, which makes Anaheim Hills virtually crime free area.[6] Another interesting feature is that it is one of ony a few of Orange Couties wealthier inland communities. The majority of the counties wealthy class live in coastal cities like Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Corona del Mar, Dana Point, Seal Beach, and San Clemente[7]. In fact, Anaheim Hills exceeds the median home value of most of these coastal communities.[8] It also has one of Orange Counties largest outdoor plazas, The Anaheim Hills Festival, which houses 200 stores, restaurants, and other services. Anaheim Hills is comprised of two zip codes, 92807 which serves the western portions of Anaheim Hills, and 92808 which serves the eastern portion of Anaheim Hills. Not all parts of the 92807 zip code are included in Anaheim Hills. Only those residents that live south of the 91 freeway in the 92807 zip code are in the Anaheim Hills vicinity.