Huntington Beach, California

Huntington Beach, California
Clockwise: the Huntington Beach Pier; Huntington Beach High School; aerial view of the coast; Sunset Beach and Huntington Harbour; downtown
Flag of Huntington Beach, California
Official seal of Huntington Beach, California
Nickname: 
Location of Huntington Beach in Orange County, California
Location of Huntington Beach in Orange County, California
Huntington Beach is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach
Location within Greater Los Angeles
Huntington Beach is located in California
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach
Location in the state of California
Huntington Beach is located in the United States
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°41′34″N 118°0′1″W / 33.69278°N 118.00028°W / 33.69278; -118.00028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
IncorporatedFebruary 17, 1909 (1909-02-17)[2]
Named afterHenry E. Huntington
Government
 • TypeCity Council/City Manager[3]
 • MayorPat Burns[4]
 • Mayor pro temCasey McKeon
 • City council[7]Don Kennedy
Tony Strickland
Butch Twining
Gracey Van Der Mark
Chad Williams
 • City attorneyMike Vigliotta[5]
 • City managerTravis Hopkins[6]
Area
 • Total
28.33 sq mi (73.38 km2)
 • Land27.00 sq mi (69.92 km2)
 • Water1.33 sq mi (3.46 km2)  16.10%
Elevation39 ft (12 m)
Population
 • Total
198,711
 • Rank4th in Orange County
23rd in California
133rd in the United States
 • Density7,000/sq mi (2,700/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes[11]
92605, 92615, 92646–92649
Area codes562, 657/714
FIPS code06-36000
GNIS feature IDs1652724, 2410811
Websitehuntingtonbeachca.gov

Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, United States. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 as of the 2020 United States census, making it the fourth most populous city in Orange County, the most populous beach city in Orange County, and the seventh most populous city in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Downtown Los Angeles, it is bordered by Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area on the west, the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the northwest, by Westminster on the north, by Fountain Valley on the northeast, by Costa Mesa on the east, and by Newport Beach on the southeast.

Huntington Beach has a long 9.5-mile (15.3 km) stretch of sandy beach, mild climate, conditions considered ideal for surfing, and a strong beach culture. Swells generated predominantly from the North Pacific in winter and from a combination of Southern Hemisphere storms and cyclones in the summer focus on Huntington Beach, creating consistent surf all year long, hence the nickname "Surf City".[1]

  1. ^ a b "About Huntington Beach". City of Huntington Beach. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Government". City of Huntington Beach. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  4. ^ Tortolano, Jim (December 3, 2024). "'New Direction' promised for city". Orange County Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. ^ Slaten, Michael (February 19, 2025). "Huntington Beach appoints new city attorney from Orange". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  6. ^ Szabo, Matt (March 6, 2025). "Huntington Beach City Council unanimously promotes acting city manager to permanent role". Daily Pilot. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "City Council". City of Huntington Beach. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Huntington Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "Huntington (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.

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