Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach, California | |
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Clockwise: the Huntington Beach Pier; Huntington Beach High School; aerial view of the coast; Sunset Beach and Huntington Harbour; downtown | |
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Location of Huntington Beach in Orange County, California | |
Location within Greater Los Angeles | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′34″N 118°0′1″W / 33.69278°N 118.00028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | February 17, 1909 |
| Named after | Henry E. Huntington |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council/City Manager |
| • Mayor | Pat Burns |
| • Mayor pro tem | Casey McKeon |
| • City council | Don Kennedy Andrew Gruel Butch Twining Gracey Van Der Mark Chad Williams |
| • City attorney | Mike Vigliotta |
| • City manager | Travis Hopkins |
| 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 135th 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.gov |
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Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, United States. The city was originally called Pacific City, but it was changed in 1903 to be 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".