Seal Beach, California

Seal Beach, California
Historic Mission Revival Seal Beach City Hall
Location of Seal Beach within Orange County, California.
Seal Beach
Location within Greater Los Angeles
Seal Beach
Location in California
Seal Beach
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°45′33″N 118°4′57″W / 33.75917°N 118.08250°W / 33.75917; -118.08250
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyOrange
IncorporatedOctober 27, 1915
Government
  TypeCouncil/city manager
  MayorThomas Moore
  Mayor Pro TemSchelly Sustarsic
  City CouncilJoe Kalmick
Nathan Steele
Lisa Landau
  City ManagerJill R. Ingram
Area
  Total
11.80 sq mi (30.56 km2)
  Land11.27 sq mi (29.19 km2)
  Water0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2)  13.45%
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
25,242
  Density2,100/sq mi (830/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
90740
Area code562
FIPS code06-70686
GNIS feature IDs1661416, 2411851
Websitewww.sealbeachca.gov
Official nameAnaheim Landing
Reference no.219

Seal Beach is a coastal city in Orange County, California, United States. It was originally known as Bay City before it was incorporated into Orange County under its current on October 24, 1911. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,242, up from 24,168 at the 2010 census.

Seal Beach is located in the westernmost corner of Orange County. To the northwest, just across the border with Los Angeles County, lies the city of Long Beach and the adjacent San Pedro Bay. To the southeast are Huntington Harbour, a neighborhood of Huntington Beach, and Sunset Beach, also part of Huntington Beach. To the east lie the city of Westminster and the neighborhood of West Garden Grove, part of the city of Garden Grove. To the north lie the unincorporated community of Rossmoor and the city of Los Alamitos. A majority of the city's acreage is devoted to the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach military base.