Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
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Local News — Rancho Santa Margarita
- Free E-Waste Disposal & Document Shredding For Rancho Santa Margarita Residents This Weekend — Patch
- Santa Margarita Catholic — On3
- Bastian, Figueroa Take Lead In Rancho Santa Margarita City Council Race: Real-Time Results — Patch
- Carson Palmer leads No.1 Santa Margarita to mark program last saw with him at QB — USA Today
- See 2026 November election results in Orange County — NBC Los Angeles
Official Local Resources
City of Rancho Santa Margarita · Orange County · ca.gov · California Department of Motor Vehicles
Rancho Santa Margarita (RAN-choh SAN-tuh mar-guh-REE-tuh) is a city in Orange County, California, United States. One of Orange County’s youngest cities, Rancho Santa Margarita is a master-planned community. The population was 47,949 at the 2020 census, up from 47,853 at the 2010 census. Although it is named for Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores, which was in San Diego County, the city limits fall within the borders of Rancho Mission Viejo. At 20 characters long (22 including spaces), it is the longest city name in California.