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Community Profile

Demographics

Census US - Quick Facts

Orange County Business Journal - Brea's Centennial Celebration (2017)

Community Profile

Elevation: 375 feet

Area: 12.9 square miles

Incorporated: February 23, 1917

Form of Government: General Law, City Council / City Manager

Civic and Cultural Center

    • Dedicated: March 22, 1980
    • Pre-construction Architect: Warnecke Sworksy
    • Builder: Montgomery Ross Fisher
    • Post-construction Architect: Albert & Wurzburger

City Seal

Image of the Brea City Seal

Adopted: April 4, 1917

City seal demonstrates the oil wells and orange trees that Brea is known for


City Tree: Peppertree

City Flower: Red Rose

City Motto: The City of Brea does not have a formally adopted motto. However, as Brea has grown and prospered through the years, it has become known as "The city of oil, oranges, and opportunity"