Huntington Beach is fourth largest city in Orange County and sixteenth largest city in California. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the northwest, by Costa Mesa on the east, by Newport Beach on the southeast, by Westminster on the north, and by Fountain Valley on the northeast.

Every year, millions of visitors and residents experience the finest of recreation in Huntington Beach. Perhaps nowhere else in the world can one experience such a multitude of diverse recreational activities within such a small geographical area: beach, harbor, wetlands, parks, equestrian center, public pier, nature center, a sports complex and more!

Nicknamed "Surf City" for its beautiful wide beaches and consistently breaking surf, Huntington Beach residents enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities. Surfing, sailing, volleyball on the beach, fishing, tennis, golf, and many city recreation programs are available for all ages.  Our community features one of the largest recreational piers in the world, public parks, riding stables and equestrian trails, a marina, a wildlife preserve, and an eight-mile biking, inline skating, jogging, and walking trail along the ocean. The crown jewel of the recreation system is the 8.5 miles of wide, spacious beaches where in the summer, large crowds gather to watch the U.S Open of Surfing, AVP Pro Beach Volleyball, Hello Kitty Boardfest and other sporting events.

The Huntington Beach community is proud of its educational system that provides learning opportunities for its nearly 50,000 students of all ages.  Huntington Beach offers residents a superb educational system with 35 elementary schools and five high schools located in the city.  Together, more than 50 public and private schools offer elementary, middle, high school and adult education to the residents of Huntington Beach.  Further educational opportunities are offered in close proximity at Golden West College, Orange Coast College, the University of California, Irvine, and California State Universities at Long Beach and Fullerton.  Golden West and Coastline community colleges are located within the city limits.  Further educational opportunities are offered nearby at the University of Irvine, the California State Universities of Long Beach and Fullerton, and a number of private colleges.  Our schools are the recipients of many state and national awards.

Housing

The City of Huntington Beach offers residents a diverse range of high quality residential options. The City offers everything from one-of-a-kind waterfront homes with private boat slips to neighborhoods of single-family residences on tree-lined streets to multi-family rental units.

Demographics

Population in July 2008: 192,620. Huntington Beach covers 26.4 square miles. It sits at an elevation of 28 feet above sea level. Area code: 714

Weather

The climate is generally sunny, dry and cool, although evenings can be damp due to the ocean breeze.  Prevailing westerly and southwesterly winds off the Pacific Ocean help maintain pleasant, smog-free weather year round with temperatures ranging mostly from 65° to 80° Fahrenheit. The mean annual humidity is 64.7%.  In the morning and evening, there are strong breezes, about 15 mph.  In the summer, temperatures rarely exceed 85 degrees.  In the winter, temperatures rarely fall below 40 degrees, even on clear nights.  Annual rainfall is less than 12 inches, with a majority of the rain falling between December and March.  Frost occurs only rarely on the coldest winter nights. Ocean temperatures average 55 to 65 degrees. 

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