Corona del Mar, Newport Beach

Corona del Mar (Spanish for "Crown of the Sea")[1] is a seaside neighborhood in the city of Newport Beach, California.

Corona del Mar is known for its beaches, tide pools, cliffside views and village shops.

[7] The community of Corona Del Mar grew to establish its own post office on July 16, 1926, with Mrs. Edna L. Stuckey assuming duties as the first postmistress.

A development consisting of unsold land in Corona del Mar was established in 1915 and named Balboa Palisades.

[1] The older area of Corona del Mar known as the Flower Streets consists mostly of closely spaced, free-standing, detached single-family houses of varying architecture, concentrated along Pacific Coast Highway (also known as "PCH" or State Route 1).

[8] As of the census of 2000, for Corona del Mar (which consists entirely of the 92625 ZIP Code) there were 13,407 people, 6,885 households, and 3,957 families residing in the city.

[6] It is the setting for the Fox series Arrested Development (mentioned by name in Season 2, Episode 14, "The Immaculate Election") as well as residence of Martine and Dustin Rhodes in the Dean Koontz novel False Memory.

Main Beach in Corona del Mar served as the backdrop for part of the 2017 "Would You Ever" music video featuring Skrillex and Poo Bear.

Famous residents of Corona Del Mar have included Wayne Gretzky, Donna Reed, Rod Laver, Chuck Jones, Diane Keaton and James Brolin.

Corona del Mar Cliffs in Newport Beach
Corona del Mar, Newport Beach
"Big Corona" Beach and Pirates Cove from Lookout Point
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