Placentia, California
City
Citrus groves in Placentia, 1961
Seal
Motto(s): "A pleasant place to live."[1]
Location of Placentia within Orange County, California.
Placentia, California Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°52′57″N 117°51′18″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Orange
Incorporated	December 2, 1926[2]
Government
• City council	Mayor Craig Green Mayor Pro Tem Chad P. Wanke Rhonda Shader Ward Smith Jeremy B. Yamaguchi[3]
• Treasurer	Kevin Larson[4]
• City clerk	Patrick J. Melia[5]
• City administrator	Damien Arrula[6]
Area[7]
• Total	6.63 sq mi (17.17 km2)
• Land	6.61 sq mi (17.13 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)  0.22%
Elevation[8]	272 ft (83 m)
Population (2010)[9]
• Total	50,533
• Estimate (2016)[10]	52,228
• Density	7,896.58/sq mi (3,049.04/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	92870–92871
Area code	714
FIPS code	06-57526
GNIS feature IDs	1661237, 2411432
Website	www.placentia.org