| Huntington Beach, California | |||
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| Charter city[2] | |||
| City of Huntington Beach[1] | |||
Aerial view of Huntington Beach, Brookhurst Street &Pacific Coast Highway in April 2008.
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| Nickname(s): Surf City[3] | |||
 Location of Huntington Beach within Orange County, California. |
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 Huntington Beach, California
Location in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 33°41′34″N 118°0′1″WCoordinates: 33°41′34″N 118°0′1″W | |||
| Country |  United States of America |
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| State |  California |
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| County |  Orange |
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| Incorporated | February 17, 1909[4] | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | City Council/City Manager[2] | ||
| • City council[8] | Jim Katapodis, Mayor Barbara Delgleize Jill Hardy Billy O’Connell Erik Peterson Mike Posey Dave Sullivan |
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| • City attorney | Michael E. Gates[5] | ||
| • City treasurer | Alisa Cutchen[6] | ||
| • City clerk | Robin Estanislau[7] | ||
| Area[9] | |||
| • Total | 31.882 sq mi (82.576 km2) | ||
| • Land | 26.748 sq mi (69.278 km2) | ||
| • Water | 5.134 sq mi (13.298 km2) 16.10% | ||
| Elevation[10] | 39 ft (12 m) | ||
| Population (April 1, 2010)[11] | |||
| • Total | 189,992 | ||
| • Estimate (2014)[12] | 200,809 | ||
| • Rank | 4th in Orange County 22nd in California |
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| • Density | 6,000/sq mi (2,300/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | ||
| 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 in Southern California. The city is named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The population was 189,992 during the 2010 census, making it the most populous beach city in Orange County and the seventh most populous city in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA.[citation needed] Its estimated 2014 population was 200,809.[12] It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the northwest, by Westminster on the north, byFountain Valley on the northeast, by Costa Mesa on the east, and by Newport Beach on the southeast.
Huntington Beach (locally initialized “HB”) is known for its long 9.5-mile (15.3 km) stretch of sandy beach, mild climate, excellent surfing, and beach culture. The ocean waves are enhanced by a natural effect caused by the edge-diffraction of open ocean swells around Santa Catalina Island.[citation needed] Swells generated predominantly from the North Pacific in winter and from a combination of Southern Hemisphere storms and hurricanes in the summer focus on Huntington Beach, creating consistent surf all year long, hence the nickname “Surf City”.
