Trader Joe’s confirms new stores in Anaheim Hills and Paso Robles

Trader Joe’s has confirmed two more California stores, putting Anaheim Hills and Paso Robles on its active expansion map with exact street addresses, store numbers and a clear sign that both projects are moving beyond rumor. The company’s directory lists Anaheim Hills as store No. 295 at 6336 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim Hills, CA 92807, and Paso Robles as store No. 291 at 2457 Golden Hill Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446.

Paso Robles is the more immediate hiring signal. Trader Joe’s posted an official announcement for the city on March 27, saying it had found a location, that the opening date was still TBD and that the crew was working hard to get the store ready. The page also said the store would join the neighborhood through Trader Joe’s Neighborhood Shares program, which donates 100% of products that go unsold but remain fit to be enjoyed to local nonprofit organizations. For crew members, that usually means the early stages of a store buildout: hiring, training, merchandising prep and neighborhood outreach all happening before the first customer walks in.

Anaheim Hills is already farther along in the company’s system, with a live listing in Trader Joe’s store directory. The site gives the store a fixed address in Orange County, which is a meaningful detail for workers because it places the store in one of the state’s most competitive suburban grocery markets. A store there will likely feel different from Paso Robles, where Trader Joe’s is extending its reach deeper into San Luis Obispo County and giving the chain a more visible foothold in a smaller market. Same brand, different traffic patterns, different customer expectations and likely different staffing pressure.

The two openings also show how Trader Joe’s is growing: selectively, neighborhood by neighborhood, not through a blanket statewide rollout. Trader Joe’s says it operates in 42 states and Washington, D.C., and reporting based on its official list says the company plans to open 18 new stores across 12 states. That makes these California additions part of a broader push, but the practical effect is local and immediate. More stores mean more hiring, more transfer opportunities and more chances for crews to shape the store culture before it hardens.

That culture still matters to applicants. Trader Joe’s says all Crew Members currently receive up to a 20% store discount, and eligible crew can get medical, dental and vision coverage with contributions as low as $25 per month. In a company built around crew-led service and product curation, new stores in Anaheim Hills and Paso Robles are not just dots on a map. They are the next two places where Trader Joe’s will recruit, train and try to prove that its neighborhood-store model still works on California ground it already knows well.