Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach, California | |
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Clockwise: Huntington Pier; Huntington Beach High School; aerial view of the coast; Sunset Beach; Downtown. | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Surf City[1] | |
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 / 33.69278°N 118.00028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | February 17, 1909[2] |
| Named after | Henry E. Huntington |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council/City Manager[3] |
| • Mayor | Pat Burns[4] |
| • Mayor pro tem | Casey McKeon |
| • City council[9] | Don Kennedy Andrew Gruel[5][6] Butch Twining Gracey Van Der Mark Chad Williams |
| • City attorney | Mike Vigliotta[7] |
| • City manager | Travis Hopkins[8] |
| 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 | |
• 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[13] | 92605, 92615, 92646–92649 |
| Area codes | 562, 657/714 |
| FIPS code | 06-36000 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652724, 2410811 |
| Website | huntingtonbeachca.gov |
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County, California, United States. The city was originally called Pacific City,[14] but it was changed in 1903 to be named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington.[15] 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]
- ^ a b "About Huntington Beach". City of Huntington Beach. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Government". City of Huntington Beach. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ Tortolano, Jim (December 3, 2024). "'New Direction' promised for city". Orange County Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Slaten, Michael (March 19, 2025). "Chef Andrew Gruel selected as new Huntington Beach councilmember". The Orange County Register.
- ^ Szabo, Matt (March 19, 2025). "Celebrity chef appointed to Huntington Beach City Council after police clear council chambers". Los Angeles Times/Daily Pilot.
- ^ Slaten, Michael (February 19, 2025). "Huntington Beach appoints new city attorney from Orange". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "City Council". City of Huntington Beach. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Huntington Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Huntington (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, A Revised version of1000 California Place Namesby Erwin G. Gudde, Third edition (1 ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8. JSTOR 10.1525/j.ctt1ppgg5.
- ^ Armor, Samuel; Pleasants, J. E. (1921). History of Orange County, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its earliest growth and development from the early days to the present. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Los Angeles : Historic Record Co.