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Orange County, California: well depth, water level & drilling cost

Name: Orange County, California water well statistics
Creator: California Well Data
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✓ 11,510 DWR records · verified 2026-10-02

190 ftmedian well depth

52 ft–440 fttypical depth range

53 ftmedian static water level

800 gpmmedian yield (820 tests)

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How deep are wells in Orange County, California?

The median drilled well depth in Orange County is 190 ft, based on 5,198 wells with recorded depths in the state DWR database. Half of all wells fall between 52 ft and 440 ft; 90% are shallower than 803 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 51 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Orange County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 51 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $1,275–$3,315; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $3,060–$5,100. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

What is the static water level in Orange County?

The median static water level is 53 ft below ground surface (middle half of wells: 17 ft–98 ft), from 416 measurements.

How much water do wells in Orange County produce?

The median tested yield is 800 gpm (middle half: 89 gpm–1,731 gpm), from 820 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 1,218 50–100 ft 548 100–150 ft 468 150–200 ft 418 200–300 ft 527 300–400 ft 538 400–600 ft 657 600+ ft 824

Who drills wells in Orange County?

Companies by number of wells completed in this county since 2016, per filed well completion reports (California Department of Water Resources).

Driller	Wells since 2016
J & H DRILLING CO INC	202
A B C LIOVIN DRILLING INC	169
FARWEST CORROSION CONTROL COMPANY	70
BC2 ENVIRONMENTAL LLC	68
TORRENT RESOURCES CA INCORPORATED	53
YELLOW JACKET DRILLING SERVICES LLC	37
CASCADE DRILLING LP	34
BEKS ACQUISITION INC	24

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Well records by ZIP code in Orange County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Costa Mesa (92626) — 373 wells, median 513 ft
Huntington Beach (92648) — 299 wells, median 235 ft
Santa Ana (92735) — 269 wells, median 35 ft
Buena Park (90624) — 266 wells, median 286 ft
Huntington Beach (92649) — 265 wells, median 154 ft
Huntington Beach (92647) — 261 wells, median 232 ft
La Palma (90623) — 256 wells, median 196 ft
Huntington Beach (92646) — 248 wells, median 185 ft
Aliso Viejo (92698) — 247 wells, median 27 ft
El Toro (92609) — 246 wells, median 30 ft
Fountain Valley (92708) — 224 wells, median 140 ft
Garden Grove (92843) — 208 wells, median 228 ft
Huntington Beach (92615) — 163 wells, median 310 ft
Seal Beach (90740) — 161 wells, median 352 ft
Ladera Ranch (92694) — 159 wells, median 300 ft
Fountain Valley (92728) — 154 wells, median 214 ft
Santa Ana (92707) — 154 wells, median 453 ft
Stanton (90680) — 151 wells, median 119 ft
Garden Grove (92844) — 146 wells, median 182 ft
Santa Ana (92703) — 145 wells, median 186 ft
San Juan Capistrano (92693) — 144 wells, median 118 ft
Buena Park (90621) — 142 wells, median 500 ft
Orange (92868) — 141 wells, median 195 ft
Buena Park (90620) — 138 wells, median 251 ft
Los Alamitos (90721) — 131 wells, median 285 ft
Brea (92822) — 123 wells, median 131 ft
Tustin (92781) — 122 wells, median 320 ft
Santa Ana (92799) — 118 wells, median 829 ft
Yorba Linda (92887) — 118 wells, median 85 ft
La Habra (90633) — 118 wells, median 320 ft
Fullerton (92832) — 117 wells, median 400 ft
Rancho Santa Margarita (92688) — 115 wells, median 300 ft
Santa Ana (92706) — 114 wells, median 410 ft
Los Alamitos (90720) — 114 wells, median 310 ft
Santa Ana (92701) — 111 wells, median 60 ft
Westminster (92684) — 110 wells, median 135 ft
Anaheim (92802) — 103 wells, median 210 ft
Costa Mesa (92628) — 99 wells, median 27 ft
Cypress (90630) — 99 wells, median 115 ft
Placentia (92871) — 97 wells, median 106 ft
Santa Ana (92702) — 96 wells, median 105 ft
Anaheim (92816) — 90 wells, median 362 ft
East Irvine (92650) — 88 wells, median 546 ft
Midway City (92655) — 88 wells, median 170 ft
Anaheim (92804) — 88 wells, median 261 ft
Tustin (92780) — 87 wells, median 35 ft
Anaheim (92807) — 84 wells, median 92 ft
Laguna Woods (92637) — 82 wells, median 53 ft
Irvine (92612) — 82 wells, median 175 ft
Atwood (92811) — 82 wells, median 296 ft
Huntington Beach (92605) — 80 wells, median 180 ft
Anaheim (92850) — 80 wells, median 370 ft
Garden Grove (92845) — 78 wells, median 600 ft
Anaheim (92801) — 77 wells, median 171 ft
Orange (92869) — 74 wells, median 500 ft
La Habra (90631) — 74 wells, median 88 ft
Irvine (92619) — 71 wells, median 310 ft
Surfside (90743) — 71 wells, median 495 ft
Fullerton (92837) — 71 wells, median 50 ft
Fullerton (92838) — 71 wells, median 600 ft
Irvine (92606) — 70 wells, median 683 ft
Lake Forest (92630) — 69 wells, median 265 ft
Buena Park (90622) — 68 wells, median 29 ft
Newport Beach (92660) — 67 wells, median 20 ft
Irvine (92620) — 64 wells, median 967 ft
Costa Mesa (92627) — 63 wells, median 221 ft
Garden Grove (92841) — 63 wells, median 180 ft
Garden Grove (92842) — 62 wells, median 182 ft
Irvine (92604) — 60 wells, median 920 ft
Santa Ana (92704) — 60 wells, median 144 ft
Yorba Linda (92885) — 60 wells, median 120 ft
Mission Viejo (92691) — 59 wells, median 40 ft
Anaheim (92814) — 58 wells, median 90 ft
Anaheim (92815) — 58 wells, median 340 ft
Dana Point (92629) — 56 wells, median 142 ft
Garden Grove (92840) — 55 wells, median 191 ft
Anaheim (92812) — 55 wells, median 240 ft
Fullerton (92836) — 55 wells, median 119 ft
Fullerton (92831) — 55 wells, median 101 ft
Irvine (92618) — 54 wells, median 281 ft
La Habra (90632) — 54 wells, median 10 ft
Newport Beach (92663) — 52 wells, median 38 ft
Santa Ana (92712) — 52 wells, median 52 ft
Santa Ana (92711) — 52 wells, median 60 ft
Laguna Hills (92654) — 51 wells, median 207 ft
Newport Beach (92658) — 51 wells, median 169 ft
Orange (92856) — 51 wells, median 415 ft
Anaheim (92817) — 51 wells, median 119 ft
Santa Ana (92705) — 50 wells, median 323 ft
Garden Grove (92846) — 50 wells, median 519 ft

Method: medians computed from DWR records (filed well completion reports, water-supply uses only (destruction, repair and monitoring wells excluded); depths 0–5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.