Newport Coast is located in Newport Beach, California.  Newport Coast is in the southernmost tip of Newport Beach. Newport Coast is situated above the Crystal Cove State Park in the San Joaquin Hills. This section encompasses 7.2 square miles, with 7.0 square miles being land and .2 square miles being water. Newport Coast is home to both Crystal Cove and Pelican Hill. Newport Coast is a highly desirable place to live, work and play in.  Newport Coast was annexed by Newport Beach in 2001. Newport Beach has a population of 85,000, while Newport Coast has a population of just 10,000 people. Newport Coast is 35 miles south of Los Angeles and 77 miles north of San Diego.  Residents of Newport Coast have many shopping and dining options including the Newport Coast Shopping Center and the Crystal Cove Promenade. Newport Beach is within a fifteen minute drive of John Wayne Airport, the distinguished Hoag Hospital, University of California at Irvine and The Orange County Performing Arts Center.

Newport Coast was developed by the Irvine Company as an entire master planned community.  The area now contains variety of residential styles to choose from such a penthouse condos, beach style cottages, single story homes and custom built ocean front estates. With such a large amount of options to choose from in view, neighborhood amenities, home styles, price and home finishes, it is best to work with an experienced brokerage group, like the Franco Team of real estate professionals, to get the very best results from your home search.  The views from the Newport Coast area include the Pacific Ocean, Catalina Island, Newport Coast, Newport Harbor, whitewater, surrounding mountains and breathtaking sunsets. Newport Coast includes 27 distinctive neighborhoods to choose from, including, Aubergine, Strada, Cassis and Montserrat. Both Crystal Cove and Pelican Hill are home to luxury home neighborhoods. Home prices in Newport Coast range in price from $300,000 to 25 plus million dollars. Newport Coast has both guard gated and non-guard gated neighborhoods to choose amongst.

Newport Coast has gorgeous year round weather.  Newport Coast and Newport Beach have many wonderful outdoor activities including world class surfing.   The Santa Ana River Jetties is the northern most surf area in Newport, it has a combination of south and west swells.  The Newport Beach Jetties are a group of jetties that are created by sandbars. The most popular are on 54^th and 56^th Streets and 36^th Street.  The Blackies are just north of Newport Pier. The Blackies are best during low to medium tides and on west north west swells. Newport Point is just south of Newport Pier near 17^th Street, this steep beach break is best at low tide. The most famous of all the Newport surfing spots is the “Wedge.”  The “Wedge” is located in Newport Coast, next to the Newport Harbor Jetty. The swells are so impressive because they bounce and magnify off the jetty, meeting the incoming waves and creating very large peaks. Waves can reach heights of thirty feet. This is a popular spot for body boarders and body surfers as well as surfers.  There are several golf courses located in the area.  In addition, Crystal Cove State Park is part of Newport Coast with 3674 acres of protected natural beauty which is used for horseback riding, hiking and camping, in addition to its pristine sandy beaches.

Students living in Newport Coast attend schools in the blue ribbon award Newport Mesa Unified School District.  Newport Coast area elementary school is Newport Coast Elementary.  Students then attend Ensign Intermediate School and Newport Harbor High School. These are wonderful schools with many extracurricular activities. There are also quite a few private schools in the area as well.  They are California Pacific Charter Schools, Carden Hall Inc, Christ by Sea Um Children’s Center, Newport Christian School, Newport Montessori School, Our Lady Queen of Angels School, Sage Hill School, St. Matthews Montessori School, St. Andrews Presbyterian Preschool, The Susan Phillips Day School and Tutor Time Learning Center.