Anaheim is located at 33°50 10"N 117°53?23?W. and is approximately 25 miles (40 km) south east of Downtown Los Angeles.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 50.8 square miles (131.6 km˛). 49.8 square miles (129.1 km˛) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.5 km˛) of it (1.92%) is water.
The current federal Office of Management and Budget metropolitan designation for Anaheim and the Orange County Area is "Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA".