Overview
About Mariposa
Mariposa covers 108.9 acres in northwest Brea and holds 462 addresses across 3.65 miles of street and twenty named roads. Most of them are named for trees: Orangewood, Arrow Wood, Tamarack, Ponderosa, Nutwood, Pineridge, Evergreen, Glenoaks, Lynwood, Hazelwood and Driftwood. A separate pocket of seven runs to the sea instead, with Marina Drive, Lido Way, Catalina Way, Aqua Way, Spinnaker Circle, Coral Circle, Anchor Court and Seaside Court. The parcel layer counts 466 parcels, 465 of them residential, on lots to a median of 0.179 acres with structures to a median of 1,440 square feet and four bedrooms.
The city's tree inventory records 231 street trees inside the boundary, and Monk, a 2014 work by Roger Berry, stands inside it. The fire hazard picture is graded: 50.6 acres in the Very High class, 20.3 in Moderate, 11.6 in High and 2.6 outside the wildland classification, with 4.4 acres in the landslide layer. Mariposa is in Brea Olinda Unified and shares its name with Mariposa Elementary 0.15 miles away, which holds 504 students. Brea Junior High is 0.76 miles and Brea Olinda High 1.35 miles.
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How Mariposa was built
The city records 462 homes here across 109 acres, with a typical size around 1,440 square feet on lots of about a fifth of an acre and a median build year of 1965, though a scattering of much newer houses raises the top of the range. These are the modest single-story houses of the mid-1960s on lots that would be subdivided twice over today. Just over fifty acres of the boundary fall in the state's Very High fire hazard class where the tract meets the hills.
The streets split into two moods. One half is trees: Ponderosa, Tamarack, Evergreen, Orangewood, Nutwood, Hazelwood, Arrow Wood, Driftwood, Pineridge and Glenoaks. The other half is a harbor thirty miles from the sea, with Anchor Court, Aqua Way, Catalina Way, Coral Circle, Lido Way, Marina Drive, Seaside Court and Spinnaker Circle. Lido and Catalina are Newport Beach and its island, which was the aspiration a north county builder was selling in 1965. A sculpture called Monk by Roger Berry stands inside the boundary.
By the Numbers
Mariposa by the numbers
Lifestyle
The Mariposa lifestyle
Schools
Schools serving Mariposa
Mariposa sits inside Brea Olinda Unified and shares its name with Mariposa Elementary, 0.15 miles from the community. Brea Junior High is 0.76 miles away and Brea Olinda High 1.35 miles. Enrollment below is the 2024-25 federal count. Attendance boundaries set the assignment, so confirm a specific address with the district.
9-12 · 1,676 students
9-12 · 41 students
7-8 · 921 students
K-6 · 649 students
K-6 · 544 students
K-6 · 504 students
K-6 · 498 students
K-6 · 460 students
K-6 · 434 students
K-6 · 13 students
FAQs
Common questions about Mariposa
How big is Mariposa?
108.9 acres against the boundary the City of Brea publishes, with 462 addresses and 466 parcels, 465 of them residential, on 3.65 miles of street.
When was Mariposa built?
Tract 4802 was recorded with the County of Orange in 1963 under surveyor H. M. Scott and covers 90 percent of the community. The parcel record dates most of the housing from 1963 to 1965, with infill continuing as late as 2014.
Why do some streets have nautical names?
Most of Mariposa's twenty street names are trees, but a pocket of seven runs to the sea instead: Marina Drive, Lido Way, Catalina Way, Aqua Way, Spinnaker Circle, Coral Circle, Anchor Court and Seaside Court.
What are the homes like?
Lots run to a median of 0.179 acres with structures to a median of 1,440 square feet and four bedrooms. The city's tree inventory records 231 street trees inside the boundary.
Is Mariposa in a fire hazard zone?
Partly. The city's fire hazard severity map places 50.6 acres in the Very High class, 20.3 acres in Moderate, 11.6 acres in High and 2.6 acres outside the wildland classification, and the landslide layer covers 4.4 acres.