0 of the 36 facilities here have a listing note that says walk-in or no appointment needed; 9 say appointments are required. Notes are copied from the State Department listing; call ahead to confirm before you go.
Cities in Orange County with their own page (not repeated below): Anaheim (5), Irvine (4), Santa Ana (4), Fullerton (4), Huntington Beach (3).
Mix of locations: 27 post offices, 5 public libraries, 2 city or town offices and 2 county or state offices.
All 36 locations
Walk-in locations are listed first, then by ZIP code. “Walk-in listed” means the State Department listing says walk-in service or no appointment required; “Appointment listed” means it says appointments are required (some list both, for example walk-in on certain days). Hours change, so call ahead.
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Buena Park Library District
7150 W. La Palma Avenue, Buena Park, CA 90620
Listing note: “Hours: Tues-Thurs_4pm-7pm and Sat_12pm-4pm. Call (714) 826-4100 for information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Buena Park Post Office
7377 La Palma Ave, Buena Park, CA 90622
Listing note: “Hours: Monday-Saturday_9:30am-4:30pm. Please call (714)523-8701 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Cypress Post Office
5762 Lincoln Ave, Cypress, CA 90630
Listing note: “Hours: Mon-Fri_9am-4pm; Saturday_9am-12pm. Please call (714) 828-2274 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Civic Center La Habra Finance Station Post Office
200 N. Euclid St., La Habra, CA 90631
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
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La Habra Post Office
1001 W. Imperial Hwy., La Habra, CA 90631
Listing note: “Hours: Monday-Friday_10am-3pm. Please call (714)992-5752 for more information.”
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Stanton Post Office
10440 Beach Blvd, Stanton, CA 90680
Listing note: “Hours for Application Acceptance: Mon-Fri_9:00am-4:00pm. Please call (714)826-8830 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Los Alamitos Post Office
10650 Reagan Street, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Listing note: “Hours: Monday-Friday_9:00am-3:00pm. Please call (714)828-2483 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Laguna Beach Post Office
29911 Niguel Road, Laguna Niguel, CA 92607
Listing note: “Please call (949)495-1902 for more information on Passport Apllication Acceptance.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Corona Del Mar Post Office
406 Orchid Ave, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Listing note: “Hours: By appointment only. Please call (949)673-2989 to make an appointment.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Costa Mesa Post Office
1590 Adams Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Listing note: “Hours: Monday-Friday_ 10am-3:30pm; Saturday_9am-1:30pm by appointment only. Please call (714)546-5022 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Mesa Center Station Post Office
2230 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Listing note: “Hours for Application Acceptance: Mon-Fri_9am-3pm; Saturday_9am-2pm. Please call (949)646-2805 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Dana Point Post Office
24551 Del Prado, Dana Point, CA 92629
Listing note: “Hours: Monday-Friday_9:00am-2:00pm; Saturday_9:00am-12:30pm. Please call (949)496-2787 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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El Toro Post Office
24552 Raymond Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Listing note: “Hours:Mon-Fri_9am-12pm; 1pm-4pm. Saturday_10am-3pm. Please call (949)837-1976 for information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Lake Forest City Clerks Office
25550 Commercentre Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Listing note: “Hours: Mon-Thur_8am-5pm. Alternating Fridays_8am-4pm. Please call (949)461-3420 for information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Laguna Hills Branch Post Office
24001 Calle De La Magdalena, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Listing note: “Hours: Mon-Fri_9:30am-3pm and Sat_10am-1pm. Please call (949) 837-1010 for more information.”
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Orange County Clerk-Recorder Laguna Hills
24031 El Toro Rd., Laguna Hills, CA 92653
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Newport Beach Main Post Office
1133 Camelback Street, Newport Beach, CA 92658
Listing note: “Hours of Application Acceptance: Mon-Fri_9:30am-3:30pm; Saturday 9:30am-2:30pm. Call (949)640-8721 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Newport Beach Public Library
1000 Avocado Ave., Newport Beach, CA 92660
Listing note: “Hours: Mon-Thur_10am-3pm by appointment only. Please call (949)717-3831 for an appointment.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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San Clemente Post Office
520 E. Avenida Pico, San Clemente, CA 92672
Listing note: “Please call (949)492-3965 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Rancho San Clemente Station
905 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673
Listing note: “Hours: Monday-Friday_10am-3pm by appointment only. Please call (949)369-9392 for an appointment and more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Orange County Clerk-Recorder, Westminster
15460 Magnolia St., Westminster, CA 92683
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Westminster Post Office
15030 Goldenwest Circle, Westminster, CA 92685
Listing note: “Please call (714)892-3232 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Santa Margarita Retail Store
29862 Avenida De Las Banderas, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Listing note: “Hours:Monday-Friday_8:30am-4pm by appointment only. Please call (949)888-1533 for mor information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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San Juan Capistrano Post Office
28081 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo, CA 92690
Listing note: “Hours for Application Acceptance: Mon-Fri_9am-4pm; Sat_10am-2pm. Please call (949)582-6299 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Mission Viejo Library
100 Civic Center, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Listing note: “Walk-In: Wed and Thur_4pm-8pm. Tues, Fri and Sat by appointment only. Please Call (949) 830-7100 for appointment.”
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Fountain Valley Post Office
17227 New Hope St, Fountain Valley, CA 92728
Listing note: “Please call (714)966-0595 for more information on Passport Application Acceptance hours.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Tustin Post Office
340 E First Street, Tustin, CA 92781
Listing note: “Hours: Mon-Fri_9am-3pm and Sat_9am-2pm by appointment only. Please call (714)544-2258 for appointment.”
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Atwood Post Office
1679 E. Orangethorpe Ave, Atwood, CA 92811
Listing note: “Please call (714)528-2414 for more information.”
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Brea Main Post Office
700 E. Birch St, Brea, CA 92822
Listing note: “Please call (714)529-5163 for more information on passport applications.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Garden Grove Main Post Office
10441 Stanford St, Garden Grove, CA 92842
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
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Appointment listed
Orange Post Office
1075 North Tustin Street, Orange, CA 92863
Listing note: “Hours: Monday-Friday by appointment only. Please call (714)997-1889 for an appointment.”
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Orange City Clerks Office
300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92866
Listing note: “Closed every other Friday. Please call ahead for friday availability (714) 744-5500.”
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Placentia Library District
411 E. Chapman Ave., Placentia, CA 92870
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Placentia Post Office
1400 N. Kraemer Blvd, Placentia, CA 92871
Listing note: “Please call (714)993-1163 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
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Yorba Linda Post Office
4770 Eureka Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92885
No hours note in the listing. Call ahead.
Listed email: [email protected]
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Appointment listed
Yorba Linda Public Library
18181 Imperial Hwy, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Listing note: “Appointment Required: Mon-Thurs_4pm-7pm; Saturday_10am-3pm. Please call (714)777-2873 for more information.”
Listed email: [email protected]
Nearest passport agency (urgent travel)
Acceptance facilities in Orange County, CA send applications to the State Department; they can't print a passport. If you travel internationally within 14 days, you need an appointment at a passport agency or center, with proof of travel. The closest to Orange County, CA:
Los Angeles Passport Agency about 42 miles away (straight line)
West L.A. Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024-3602
Official page updated October 22, 2026. Official agency page
San Diego Passport Agency about 79 miles away (straight line)
1 Columbia Place, 401 West A Street, 10th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101
Official page updated October 22, 2026. Official agency page
Distances are straight-line from the average location of the facilities on this page. Appointments are free; book through the State Department. See all passport agencies and the urgent-travel rules.
Passport fees
At an acceptance facility you pay two separate fees: the application fee goes to the U.S. Department of State (check or money order), and the $35 execution (acceptance) fee goes to the facility itself. Ask the facility which payment types it accepts.
Applying in person (DS-11)
Application fee (to State Dept) + acceptance fee (to facility)- Adult (16+) first-time, passport book (DS-11)$130to State Dept+$35to facility
- Adult first-time, passport card (DS-11)$30to State Dept+$35to facility
- Adult first-time, book + card (DS-11)$160to State Dept+$35to facility
- Under 16, passport book (DS-11)$100to State Dept+$35to facility
- Under 16, passport card (DS-11)$15to State Dept+$35to facility
- Under 16, book + card (DS-11)$115to State Dept+$35to facility
| Optional add-ons | Fee |
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| Expedited service | $60 |
| 1-3 day return delivery (book only) | $26.87 |
| File search | $150 |
Renewing instead? (no acceptance fee, not done at these locations)
| Renewal | Fee |
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| Adult renewal by mail, book (DS-82) | $130 |
| Adult renewal by mail, card (DS-82) | $30 |
| Adult renewal by mail, book + card (DS-82) | $160 |
Fees from the State Department fees page and fee chart (PDF), checked October 27, 2026.
What to bring
Apply in person with Form DS-11 if this is your first U.S. passport, if you are under 16, if your most recent passport was lost, stolen or damaged, if it was issued more than 15 years ago, or if it was issued when you were under 16.
- Form DS-11, printed single-sided and not signed. Sign it only when the acceptance agent tells you to.
- Original (physical, not digital) evidence of U.S. citizenship, such as a U.S. birth certificate, a full-validity undamaged U.S. passport, a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or a Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship, plus a photocopy.
- A physical photo ID such as a fully valid driver's license, plus a photocopy of the front and back. If your ID is from a different state than the one you apply in, bring a second photo ID.
- One passport photo that meets the photo requirements.
- The two fee payments: the application fee to the U.S. Department of State and the $35 acceptance fee to the facility.
Photocopies must be on 8.5 x 11 inch paper, single-sided.
Sources: Apply for your adult passport, citizenship evidence, photo ID requirements.
Passport photo rules
- 2 x 2 inches (51 x 51 mm); head between 1 and 1 3/8 inches (25-35 mm) from chin to top of head.
- One color photo taken in the last 6 months, on a white or off-white background.
- No filters, edits or retouching.
- No eyeglasses, sunglasses or tinted glasses, unless you include a signed doctor's note for a medical reason.
- No hats or head coverings unless worn daily for religious reasons (signed statement) or medical reasons (signed doctor's statement).
- No uniforms, clothing that looks like a uniform, or camouflage; remove anything covering your face unless for documented religious or medical reasons.
- Face the camera with a neutral expression (a closed-mouth smile is fine), both eyes open and visible.
Source: State Department photo requirements.
How long it takes
| Routine | 4 to 6 weeks |
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| Expedited (+$60) | 2 to 3 weeks |
Processing times do not include mailing time, which can add up to 2 weeks each way.
Traveling soon? If you travel internationally within 14 days (or need a foreign visa within 28 days), you need an appointment at a passport agency or center, with proof of travel. Acceptance facilities like the ones below cannot issue passports on the spot.
Source: State Department processing times (page updated October 5, 2026).
Tools
Passport fee calculator
What you'll pay, split between the State Department and the facility.
Renew by mail or online, or apply in person?
Check the official DS-82 rules in a minute.
Traveling within 14 days?
All passport agencies, addresses and appointment rules.
Passport photo requirements
FAQ
Can I get a passport without an appointment in Orange County, CA?
None of the 36 acceptance facilities in Orange County, CA is listed as walk-in in the State Department database; 9 of them say appointments are required. Call the number in the listing to book.
How much does a first-time adult passport cost?
For an adult passport book applied for in person, the application fee is $130 paid to the U.S. Department of State, plus a $35 acceptance fee paid to the facility. Expedited service adds $60.
Can I renew my passport at these locations?
No. Acceptance facilities handle new applications on Form DS-11. Most adults can renew by mail (DS-82) or online.
How long does a passport take right now?
The State Department lists routine processing at 4 to 6 weeks and expedited at 2 to 3 weeks, not counting mailing time.
Where is the nearest passport agency to Orange County, CA?
The closest is the Los Angeles Passport Agency at West L.A. Federal Building, 11000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024-3602, about 42 miles away in a straight line. It serves only customers with urgent travel (within 14 days) by appointment, which is free to book through the State Department.
Facility data: U.S. Department of State, Passport Acceptance Facility API (cadataapi.state.gov), pulled October 27, 2026. Names and notes are shown as published, including typos. Spotted an error? Tell us.