Villages with their own parks and schools create a cohesive urban fabric, while the Irvine Business Complex and Spectrum area house Fortune‑500 companies, startups, and life‑science labs. The city’s trail network, preserved open space, and regional transit connections support a high quality of life.

Formed from the 93,000‑acre Irvine Ranch, the city was planned beginning in the 1960s around the new UC campus and incorporated in 1971. Decades of structured growth policies have produced a safe, clean, and economically diverse community.