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EV charging in Costa Mesa, California

The federal register lists 111 charging locations in and around Costa Mesa, offering 376 ports between them. Of those, 14 sites have DC fast charging. That is the 37th highest count in California.

Charging locations
111
Total ports
376
DC fast share
23.1%
87 fast ports
Ports per 10k residents
34.5
population 108,881 (2025)

Overview

The federal register lists 111 charging locations in and around Costa Mesa, CA, with 376 ports in total.

87 of those ports are DC fast — 23.1% of the total. That share is what decides whether a place works for a road trip or only for charging while parked overnight.

ChargePoint Network operates the most locations here, 85 of them — 76.6% of the local total.

Against a population of 108,881, that is 34.50 ports per 10,000 residents.

Charging networks

ChargePoint 85 6 fast
77%
Tesla Destination 5
5%
Not part of a network 5 1 fast
5%
Tesla 3 40 fast
3%
Blink 3
3%
EVgo 2 8 fast
2%
Loop 2
2%
SWTCH 1
<1%

Connector availability

how many sites list each connector
J1772 AC 95
76%
Tesla / NACS AC or DC 11
9%
CCS (J1772 Combo) DC fast 11
9%
CHAdeMO DC fast 8
6%

Charging locations

largest 25 of 111
Site Network Ports DC fast Access
Lux Apartments Evium 54 Public
Costa Mesa, CA - S Coast Dr - Tesla Supercharger Tesla 20 20 Public
Rove EV Charging Hub - Costa Mesa Rove 20 20 Public
Vagabond Inn Costa Mesa Evgateway 20 Public
Starbucks E-Station EV Connect 15 6 Public
Audi Costa Mesa Blink 15 Public
Costa Mesa, CA - Bristol Street - Tesla Supercharger Tesla 12 12 Public
The MET Costa Mesa - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 10 Private
Costa Mesa, CA - Tesla Supercharger Tesla 8 8 Public
125 Baker St East Loop 8 Public
IKEA 167 Los Angeles (Costa Mesa, CA) Electrify America 6 6 Public
Metro Pointe EVgo 4 4 Public
South Coast Collection (SoCo) EVgo 4 4 Public
AAA - Auto Club of Southern California, Administrative Offices Not part of a network 4 Private
Ayres Suites - Costa Mesa - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 4 Public
SWTCH Energy SWTCH 4 Private
Orange Coast Nissan Not part of a network 3 1 Public
Ayres Hotel & Suites Costa Mesa - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 3 Public
Avenue of the Arts Hotel - Tesla Destination Tesla Destination 3 Public
Ayres Hotel Costa Mesa Loop 3 Public
L491 Expp-service-1 ChargePoint 2 2 Public
AAA - Auto Club of Southern California, Costa Mesa Branch Not part of a network 2 Public
Z Supply 3500 Hyland 02 ChargePoint 2 Public
Oc Fair Station 3 ChargePoint 2 Public
Mgr 3150 Bristol 2a ChargePoint 2 Public

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About this data

Data comes from the Alternative Fuels Data Center's public station register. It covers publicly reported charging infrastructure; home chargers and unreported private installations do not appear. Port counts describe configured capacity, not live availability.