Anaheim / North Orange County
Anaheim's grocery anchors split into two trade areas. In Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Canyon Road carries Vons at Anaheim Hills Festival (8010 E.), a second Vons at 5600 near Imperial Highway, and a Trader Joe's the chain lists as coming soon at 6336. Outside Anaheim Hills, the grocers we confirmed sit on neighborhood corridors: Lincoln Avenue (Vons at 130 W. Lincoln near Harbor, Northgate at 2030 E. Lincoln), Euclid Street, La Palma Avenue, East Street and State College Boulevard (Albertsons at 810 S.). We did not find a supermarket anchor in the resort-area centers the catalog lists (GardenWalk, Downtown Disney, the Harbor Boulevard resort corridor), and Sprouts' own California store list shows no Anaheim store.
Population
344,521
Median HHI
$95,227
Median age
36.2
Homeownership
46.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Harbor Boulevard · Lincoln Avenue · Euclid Street · Katella Avenue · Ball Road · State College Boulevard · Imperial Highway
Specific shopping centers in Anaheim that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
8020 East Santa Ana Canyon Road
Anchors / key tenants: Target, Nordstrom Rack, Hobby Lobby, 24 Hour Fitness, ULTA
Anaheim Hills’ affluent suburban center — different trade area than the rest of Anaheim. Target, Nordstrom Rack and Hobby Lobby anchor the center, with casual dining, fitness, and family-service retail. The former Edwards theater closed in 2022 and that part of the site is approved for apartments.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Anaheim rents. These are publicly visible grocery-anchored retail space businesses currently trading in the market.
Vons (Anaheim Hills Festival)
8010 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim Hills, CA 92808
Vons' own locator lists this store, and the Anaheim Hills Festival directory lists Vons with the same phone number, so the Festival is a grocery-anchored center. Target is also a Festival tenant per the owner's redevelopment site. Inline tenants on the center directory include CAVA, Chipotle, Mendocino Farms, Nekter Juice Bar, Nothing Bundt Cakes, The Habit Burger Grill, Petco, T.J. Maxx, Ulta Beauty, StretchLab and Orangetheory.
Vons (Santa Ana Canyon Rd)
5600 Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim, CA 92807
Vons' store page places it near Santa Ana Canyon Road and Imperial Highway, with an in-store Starbucks and bank. The second Vons on Santa Ana Canyon Road, west of the Festival store.
Trader Joe's Anaheim Hills (store 295)
6336 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim Hills, CA 92807
Listed as 'Coming Soon' on Trader Joe's own locator as of September 24, 2026. Anaheim has no open Trader Joe's on the chain's locator today.
Vons (Lincoln)
130 W. Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92805
Vons' store page places it near Lincoln Avenue and Harbor Boulevard, close to the Anaheim Convention Center per the page text. The downtown grocery option.
Albertsons (State College & South)
810 S. State College Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92806
Albertsons' locator lists one Anaheim store, near State College Boulevard and South Street, with a pharmacy.
Northgate Market (four Anaheim stores)
2030 E. Lincoln Ave (92806); 929 S. Euclid St (92802); 720 W. La Palma Ave (92801); 1150 N. East St (92805)
All four addresses are on Northgate's own locations page. Of the chain grocers we could confirm in Anaheim, Northgate has the most stores, and they sit on the Lincoln, Euclid and La Palma corridors rather than in the resort area.
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Use class: under Anaheim Municipal Code 18.08.030 (Table 8-A), Markets-Large (supermarkets and grocery stores over 10,000 sq ft, 18.36.040) are permitted by right in the C-NC, C-R and C-G zones and prohibited in O-L and O-H. Markets-Small (under 10,000 sq ft) need a conditional use permit unless they meet 18.38.155, and always need one in the office zones. A specialty grocer backfilling a small inline bay should confirm which class planning staff will apply.
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Delivery rules in 18.38.155: loading and unloading must happen on site, not in required parking or the public right-of-way, under a loading plan approved by the Traffic and Transportation Manager. Where the delivery area is next to residential, trucks may deliver only from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with engines off outside those hours. Walk the truck route behind the building before signing.
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Parking under Table 42-A (18.42.040): Markets are 4 spaces per 1,000 sq ft. A Commercial Retail Center-Large (10,000 sq ft or more) is also 4 per 1,000 for everything but restaurants, and once restaurants pass 40% of the center's floor area the excess is parked at the restaurant rate. Ask the landlord for the center's current restaurant share before adding food users next to the grocer.
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Anaheim Hills Festival is not zoned under Table 8-A. It sits in Festival Specific Plan No. 90-1 (Chapter 18.108, about 85.7 gross acres), where Markets-Large are permitted in DA-1, DA-2, DA-3 and DA-5 and prohibited in DA-4, and joint parking is allowed between DA-1, DA-2 and DA-5 (18.108.090.030). Shea Properties has proposed about 450 apartments on the vacant Regal Cinema site, so ask how construction staging, parking and any relocation rights are handled in your lease.
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Santa Ana Canyon Road supply is changing: Trader Joe's lists store 295 at 6336 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road as coming soon, between the two Vons stores at 5600 and 8010. If you are leasing shop space in that stretch, ask the landlord for the grocer's opening timing and whether your rent or co-tenancy clause is tied to it.
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Check which chapter governs the parcel first. Besides the base zones, Title 18 has separate chapters for the Anaheim Resort (18.116), Anaheim Canyon (18.120) and Beach Boulevard (18.122) specific plans, plus the Brookhurst Commercial Corridor (18.22) and South Anaheim Boulevard Corridor (18.24) overlays, each with its own rules.
Zoning, licensing, and demographic figures on this page come from the public records below. Codes and licenses change, so confirm with the city and the licensing agency before you sign.