Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California, United States. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 198,711 as of the 2020 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, California | |
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City | |
Clockwise: the Huntington Beach Pier; Huntington Beach High School; aerial view of the coast; Sunset Beach and Huntington Harbour; downtown | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Surf City | |
Location of Huntington Beach in Orange County, California | |
Huntington Beach Location within Greater Los Angeles Huntington Beach Location in the state of California Huntington Beach Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′34″N 118°0′1″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | February 17, 1909 |
| Named for | Henry E. Huntington |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council/City Manager |
| • Mayor | Gracey Van Der Mark |
| • Mayor pro tem | Pat Burns |
| • City council | Rhonda Bolton Dan Kalmick Casey McKeon Natalie Moser Tony Strickland |
| • City attorney | Michael E. Gates |
| • City manager | Al Zelinka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.33 sq mi (73.38 km2) |
| • Land | 27.00 sq mi (69.92 km2) |
| • Water | 1.33 sq mi (3.46 km2) 16.10% |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 198,711 |
| • Rank | 4th in Orange County 23rd in California 124th in the United States |
| • Density | 7,000/sq mi (2,700/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92605, 92615, 92646–92649 |
| Area codes | 562, 657/714 |
| FIPS code | 06-36000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652724, 2410811 |
| Website | huntingtonbeachca |
Huntington Beach has a long 9.5-mile (15.3 km) stretch of sandy beach, mild climate, excellent surfing, and 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".