Brea
A city in Orange County, California — population 44,484 as of 2020.
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News in Brea
Fullerton Observer
October 1The Curtis Theatre Presents A Hollywood Horror Story
The Curtis Theatre is proud to announce the upcoming one-night-only performance of Ingrid Garner’s smash hit show, A Hollywood Horror Story, coming to Brea on October 25, 2026. Long before Elvira, Vampira titillated and […]
Creatives & Arts
Fullerton Observer
October 2League of Women Voters Forums You Don’t Want to Miss
Meet the Candidates: Your Presence Matters Voters in District 4 (Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton and part of Anaheim) will choose between Republican Tim Shaw, an Orange County Board […]
Government & Civic
New Santa Ana
September 22A woman suspected of committing a string of beauty‑supply retail thefts across Southern California —...
Public Safety
New Santa Ana
September 15Armed robbery suspects arrested in minutes after victims flag down the police in north OC
The Brea Police needed just four minutes to locate a suspect vehicle, detain four individuals,...
Public SafetyIn and around Brea
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Brea by the numbers
- Area
- 12.17 sq mi (31.52 km²), 0.04 sq mi water
- Median age
- 39.7
- Households
- 16,787
- Persons per household
- 2.8
- Median household income
- $131,129
- Median house value
- $922,300
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 1 CIVIC CENTER CIR, BREA, CA 92821