Located 22 miles southeast of metropolitan Los Angeles, in the center of North Orange County, Fullerton is a full-service city renowned for its unique mix of residential, commercial and industrial, educational, and cultural environments which provide an outstanding quality of life for both residents and businesses alike.
Fullerton, one of the largest cities in Orange County, is a community with a strong sense of tradition, one that treasures its historic past as it prepares to meet the challenges of its future.
Downtown Fullerton offers a rustic old town atmosphere with a community of over 70 historic buildings, magnificent shade trees, and decorative walkways. Downtown is equipped with more than 2,500 "free" public parking spaces for convenience in support of more than 350,000 square feet of retail and over 275,000 square feet of office facilities.
A recently installed fountain at the Museum Center provides entertainment and eye candy. The downtown has more than just a shopping center - in addition to the Museum Center, it also serves as a vibrant cultural center with facilities such as Downtown Plaza and the Plummer Auditorium. It also hosts financial, religious, and governmental institutions, as well as a bustling regional transportation center that serves more than 350,000 passengers year round.
Fullerton has a wide range of affordable housing opportunities from apartment living to custom homes and hillside executive houses. Many celebrities in sports and entertainment fields have found a home in Fullerton. The city offers historic homes and neighborhoods that are unique among Orange County. From styles of Victorian Queen Anne to Spanish Colonial Revival and California Bungalows, many of Fullerton?s historic homes can be listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Older houses are located closer to the center of the city and newer houses towards the north end.
One of Fullerton?s top priorities is it's education of the more than 100,000 students who are enrolled in its elementary to universities-ages. Fullerton's mission in education adheres strongly to the creed that "no child should be left behind."
Six of the city's elementary schools have been awarded California Distinguished Schools, which recognizes and honors California?s most outstanding educational institutions. Others have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools and Golden Bell Winners.
Fullerton?s High School District has provided quality educational experiences for students in Orange County for more than 100 years. Many of the schools have been recognized regionally and nationally for academic excellence. Fullerton High School is one of the most prestigious fine arts high schools in the United States. Sunny Hills High School has been rated as one of the top schools nationally, from the success of their advanced placement program.
Fullerton also includes two colleges in it's repitoire of schools. It's continues it's excellence with Fullerton College, one of the top 10 community colleges in California, and California State University, Fullerton.
One of Fullerton?s top priorities is it's education of the more than 100,000 students who are enrolled in its elementary to universities-ages. Fullerton's mission in education adheres strongly to the creed that "no child should be left behind."
In 1887, George and Edward Amerige founded the city of Fullerton.
Fullerton's history stretches beyond the Ameriges. It goes all the way back to prehistoric times when animals roamed the land. Bones of saber-toothed tigers and mammoths have been found in Ralph B. Clark Regional Park in northwest Fullerton.
The earliest evidence of human life in Orange County was found as long ago as 17,000 years, which was the age determined by carbon dating of the famed "Laguna Woman," whose skull was discovered in Laguna Beach.
These early humans gradually over the centuries befriended a peaceful tribe of Indians who were skilled in basket weaving. They tribe was called "Gabrielinos" after the San Gabriel Mission, under whose protection they fell. Their small village was once located at what is now Bastanchury Road and Malvern Avenue.
