Huntington Beach, California

{{Redirect|Huntington Beach|the state park in South Carolina|Huntington Beach State Park}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Huntington Beach, California | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = {{Photomontage | photo1a = Huntington Pier Terminus (cropped).jpg | photo1b = Huntington Beach High School tower.jpg | photo1c = Labor Day (3900597199) (2) (cropped).jpg | photo2a = Huntington Beach CA USA (cropped).jpg | photo2b = Long beach california aerial shot.JPG | spacing = 2 | position = center | color_border = white | color = white | size = 275 | foot_montage = Clockwise: Huntington Pier; Huntington Beach High School; aerial view of the coast; Sunset Beach; Downtown. }} | image_flag = Flag of Huntington Beach, California.svg | flag_size = 110px | image_seal = Seal of Huntington Beach, California.png | seal_size = 90px | nickname = Surf City<ref name=surfcity>{{cite web | url = http://huntingtonbeachca.gov/about/ | title = About Huntington Beach | publisher = City of Huntington Beach | access-date = December 19, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141227002228/http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/about/ | archive-date = December 27, 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref> | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 10 | mapframe-point = none | pushpin_map = Los Angeles#California#USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Greater Los Angeles##Location in the state of California##Location in the United States | pushpin_label = Huntington Beach | coordinates = {{Coord|33|41|34|N|118|0|1|W|region:US-CA_type:city(199,000)|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = California | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Orange | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = {{start date and age|1909|2|17}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date |format=Word |publisher=California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions |access-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |archive-date=November 3, 2014 }}</ref> | named_for = Henry E. Huntington | government_type = City Council/City Manager<ref name=govt>{{cite web |url=https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/index.php |title=Government |publisher=City of Huntington Beach |access-date=February 22, 2025}}</ref> | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Casey McKeon<ref name="ocr20251203">{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Claire |title=Casey McKeon appointed Huntington Beach mayor; Butch Twining to serve as mayor pro tem |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2025/12/03/casey-mckeon-appointed-huntington-beach-mayor-butch-twining-to-serve-as-mayor-pro-tem/ |access-date=3 December 2025 |work=The Orange County Register |date=December 3, 2025}}</ref> | leader_title1 = Mayor pro tem | leader_name1 = Butch Twining<ref name="ocr20251203"/> | leader_title2 = City council<ref>{{cite web | url = http://huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/elected_officials/city_council/ | title = City Council | publisher = City of Huntington Beach | access-date = December 29, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201229184753/https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/elected_officials/city_council/ | archive-date = December 29, 2020 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | leader_name2 = Pat Burns Don Kennedy Andrew Gruel<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2025/03/19/chef-andrew-gruel-selected-as-new-huntington-beach-councilmember/|title=Chef Andrew Gruel selected as new Huntington Beach councilmember|newspaper=The Orange County Register|date=March 19, 2025|last=Slaten|first=Michael}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2025-03-19/andrew-gruel-appointed-to-huntington-beach-city-council-after-police-clear-council-chambers|title=Celebrity chef appointed to Huntington Beach City Council after police clear council chambers|newspaper=Los Angeles Times/Daily Pilot|date=March 19, 2025|last=Szabo|first=Matt}}</ref> Gracey Van Der Mark Chad Williams | leader_title3 = City attorney | leader_name3 = Mike Vigliotta<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slaten |first1=Michael |title=Huntington Beach appoints new city attorney from Orange |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2025/02/18/huntington-beach-appoints-new-city-attorney-from-orange/ |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=The Orange County Register |date=February 19, 2025}}</ref> | leader_title4 = City manager | leader_name4 = Travis Hopkins<ref>{{cite news |last1=Szabo |first1=Matt |title=Huntington Beach City Council unanimously promotes acting city manager to permanent role |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2025-03-06/huntington-beach-appoints-travis-hopkins-as-city-manager |access-date=7 March 2025 |work=Daily Pilot |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=March 6, 2025}}</ref> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 30, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 28.33 | area_total_km2 = 73.38 | area_land_sq_mi = 27.00 | area_land_km2 = 69.92 | area_water_sq_mi = 1.33 | area_water_km2 = 3.46 | area_water_percent = 4.71 | elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1652724|Huntington Beach|access-date=October 19, 2014}}</ref> | elevation_ft = 39 | elevation_m = 12 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name=quif>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia|title=Huntington (city) QuickFacts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2022}}</ref> | population_total = 198711 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_rank = 4th in Orange County 23rd in California 135th in the United States | population_density_sq_mi = auto | timezone = Pacific | utc_offset = −8 | timezone_DST = PDT | utc_offset_DST = −7 | postal_code_type = ZIP Codes<ref>{{cite web | url = https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action | title = ZIP Code Lookup | publisher = United States Postal Service | access-date = November 9, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141116111202/https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action | archive-date = November 16, 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref> | postal_code = 92605, 92615, 92646–92649 | area_code_type = Area codes | area_code = 562, 657/714 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = {{FIPS|06|36000}} | blank1_name = GNIS feature IDs | blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|1652724}}, {{GNIS 4|2410811}} | website = {{URL|https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/|huntingtonbeachca.gov}} | population_density_km2 = auto }}

'''Huntington Beach''' is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The city was originally called Pacific City,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bright |first=William |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ppgg5 |title=1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, A Revised version of1000 California Place Namesby Erwin G. Gudde, Third edition |date=1998 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-21271-8 |edition=1 |jstor=10.1525/j.ctt1ppgg5 }}</ref> but it was changed in 1903 to be named after American businessman Henry E. Huntington.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Armor |first1=Samuel |url=https://archive.org/details/historyoforangec00armo/page/n14/mode/1up?q=brea |title=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 |last2=Pleasants |first2=J. E. |date=1921 |publisher=Los Angeles : Historic Record Co. |others=Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center}}</ref> 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 {{convert|35|mi}} 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 {{convert|9.5|mi|km|adj=on}} 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".<ref name=surfcity/>

==History== {{More citations needed section|date=January 2016}} [[File:HB Pier Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|right|The Huntington Beach Pier]]

=== Tongva Era === The Tongva village of Lupukngna was located in what became Huntington Beach, with an approximate location near the Newland House Museum.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |date=2002 |title=Southern California Indian Curriculum Guide |url=http://www.tongvapeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Bowers-Curriculum-Guide.pdf |journal=The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art |pages=18}}</ref> Bolsa Chica was one of the areas where the Tongva would settle during the winter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bolsa Chica History – Bolsa Chica Conservancy |url=https://bolsachica.org/bolsa-chica-history/#:~:text=This%20beautiful%20estuary%20was%20home,been%20uncovered%20at%20Bolsa%20Chica. |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=bolsachica.org}}</ref> The nearby village of Genga, shared with the Acjachemen, was located across the Santa Ana River in what became Newport Beach and Costa Mesa.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Mitchell |first=Patrick |title=Santa Ana River Guide |date=2006 |others=Larry B. Van Dyke, Eva Dienel |isbn=978-0-89997-616-7 |edition=1st |location=Birmingham, Alabama |pages=219 |oclc=909903029}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Koerper |first1=Henry |title=Catalysts to complexity : late Holocene societies of the California coast |last2=Mason |first2=Roger |last3=Peterson |first3=Mark |date=2002 |publisher=Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA |others=Jon Erlandson, Terry L. Jones, Jeanne E. Arnold, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA |isbn=978-1-938770-67-8 |location=Los Angeles |pages=64 |oclc=745176510}}</ref>

=== American era === The main thoroughfare of Huntington Beach, Beach Boulevard, was originally a cattle route for the main industry of the Rancho. Once it was known as Shell Beach, the town of Smeltzer, and then Gospel Swamp for the revival meetings that were held in the marshland where the community college Golden West College stands. Later it became known as Fairview and then Pacific City, as it developed into a tourist destination. In order to secure access to the Pacific Electric Red Car lines<ref name="trains">{{cite news|url=https://latimes.com/local/orangecounty/la-me-oc-rail-20150512-story.html|title=A look at the trains that built the O.C. coast|author=Staff|date=May 12, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215065500/http://www.latimes.com/local/orangecounty/la-me-oc-rail-20150512-story.html|archive-date=February 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> that used to criss-cross Los Angeles and ended in Long Beach, Pacific City ceded enormous power to railroad magnate Henry E. Huntington, and thus became a city whose name has been written into corporate sponsorship, and like much of the history of Southern California, boosterism.

=== 20th century === The original Huntington Beach Pier was built in 1904 and was a {{convert|1,000|foot||adj=mid|-long timber structure}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockteam.com/hbpier.html|title=Huntington Beach Pier Pictures, Information|website=www.stockteam.com|access-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801021419/http://www.stockteam.com/hbpier.html|archive-date=August 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surfcityusa.com/about-huntington-beach/huntington-beach-history/|title=About Visit Huntington Beach DMO|website=www.surfcityusa.com|access-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011110104/https://www.surfcityusa.com/about-huntington-beach/huntington-beach-history/|archive-date=October 11, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Huntington Beach was incorporated on February 17, 1909, during the tenure of its first mayor, Ed Manning. Its first developer was Huntington Beach Company (formerly the West Coast Land and Water Company), a real-estate development firm owned by Henry Huntington. The Huntington Beach Company is still a major land-owner in the city, and owns most of the local mineral rights. The company is wholly owned by the Chevron Corporation.<ref name=billiter>{{cite news|last1=Billiter|first1=Bill|title=The Huntington Beach Co.: City's Benefactor or Boss?|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-23-mn-177-story.html|access-date=September 25, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 23, 1990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926021143/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-04-23/news/mn-177_1_huntington-beach|archive-date=September 26, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

At one time, an encyclopedia company gave away free parcels of land (with the purchase of a complete set for $126) in the Huntington Beach area.<ref>{{cite news | last = Fletcher | first = Jaimee Lynn | title = Don't judge an 'encyclopedia lot' by its cover | work = Orange County Register | date = March 12, 2009 | url = http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lots-land-city-2332246-years-owners | access-date = March 12, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090522121631/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/lots-land-city-2332246-years-owners | archive-date = May 22, 2009 | url-status = live }}</ref> The lucky buyers got more than they had bargained for when oil was discovered in the area, and enormous development of the oil reserves followed. Though many of the old reserves are depleted, and the price of land for housing has pushed many of the rigs off the landscape, oil pumps still dot the city.

Huntington Beach was primarily agricultural in its early years with crops such as lima beans, asparagus, peppers, celery and sugar beets.<ref name="2014 Report">{{cite report|title=Historic Context & Survey Report|publisher=City of Huntington Beach|date=2014 |url=http://www.hbthenextwave.org/wp-content/uploads/Volume-III-Appendix-D-Historical-Survey_sm2.pdf|access-date=4 February 2018}}</ref> Holly Sugar was a major employer with a large processing plant in the city that was later converted into an oil refinery.

The city's first high school, Huntington Beach High School, located on Main Street, was built in 1906. The school's team, the Oilers, is named after the city's original natural resource.

Meadowlark Airport, a small general-aviation airport, existed in Huntington Beach from the 1940s until 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Billiter |first1=Bill |title=Huntington Beach : Complaints Stall Airport Site Action |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-03-04-me-353-story.html |access-date=December 31, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 4, 1993}}</ref>

Huntington Beach Speedway, a racetrack designed for midget car racing, existed from 1946 until 1958.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-xpm-2002-10-24-export6309-story.html | title=Mighty midgets of Talbert's Carrot Patch | website=Los Angeles Times | date=October 24, 2002 }}</ref>

=== 21st century === In 2023, Huntington Beach became involved in a lawsuit against California governor Gavin Newsom. In March 2023, the state sued Huntington Beach for failing to comply with state housing regulations. The suit brought by the state argued that the city’s ban on the processing of Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) applications violated state housing laws. The state law required Huntington Beach to zone for 13,368 units to be built inside the city limits from October 2021 to 2029.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 22, 2023 |title=Judge denies Huntington Beach's request to block enforcement of state housing laws |work =CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/judge-denies-huntington-beachs-request-to-block-enforcement-of-state-housing-laws/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> The state had submitted and amended a complaint as of April 10, 2023, arguing that the city is in violation of the Housing Element Law. The state was seeking both penalties and injunctive relief. In addition to relief, the state was seeking the suspension of the city’s permitting authority and mandating the approval of certain projects.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=April 10, 2023 |title=California Sues Huntington Beach for Violating State Housing Element Law |url=https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/04/10/california-sues-huntington-beach-for-violating-state-housing-element-law/ |publisher=State of California}}</ref> On September 12, 2025, the Fourth Circuit of the California Courts of Appeal ruled against Huntington Beach's claim of exemption from consequences, and ordered the trial court to impose a 120-day deadline for the city to update its plan as well as state preemption of city permitting and zoning laws until the city complies with the law.<ref>{{Cite web |title=California claims victory – again – over Huntington Beach as appeals court rules against city's NIMBY violations of state law {{!}} California Department of Housing and Community Development |url=https://www.hcd.ca.gov/about-hcd/newsroom/california-claims-victory-again-over-huntington-beach-appeals-court-rules-against-citys-nimby-violations-of-state-law |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=www.hcd.ca.gov}}</ref>

The city responded to the state's lawsuit with a federal countersuit that argued it is not subject to state housing laws.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Slaten |first=Michael |date=November 4, 2023 |title=State housing lawsuit against Huntington Beach put on pause |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/11/04/state-housing-lawsuit-against-huntington-beach-put-on-pause/ |access-date=November 28, 2023 |work=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref> Huntington Beach's lawsuit describes overturning the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) which determines how housing needs are allocated, and challenged RHNA on federal constitutional grounds. Huntington Beach council members have argued that local zoning should be left in control of the city.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Biesiada |first1=Noah |last2=Pho |first2=Brandon |date=March 9, 2023 |title=California's Battle With Huntington Beach Over Housing Goals Heads to Court |url=http://voiceofoc.org/2023/03/californias-battle-with-huntington-beach-over-housing-goals-heads-to-court/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |work=Voice of OC |language=en-US}}</ref> The state filed a motion on June 22, 2023, to dismiss the city’s federal lawsuit. As of November 15, 2023, a federal judge has dismissed Huntington Beach’s lawsuit against the state over housing mandates,<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Federal judge dismisses Huntington Beach's lawsuit against state over housing mandates |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/11/15/federal-judge-dismisses-huntington-beachs-lawsuit-against-state-over-housing-mandates/ |access-date=December 3, 2023 |work=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=January 2025|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> and a petition by the city for an en banc rehearing of the case was denied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on April 21, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-21 |title=Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Denial of En Banc Review in Huntington Beach's Federal Challenge to State Housing Laws |url=https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-celebrates-denial-en-banc-review-huntington-beach%E2%80%99s |access-date=2025-09-15 |website=State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography== [[File:Huntington_beach_pier_seagull_2023.jpg|thumb|Gull on Huntington Beach Pier]]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|28.3|sqmi|km2|1}}. {{convert|27.0|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of it is land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}} of it (4.71%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

The entire city of Huntington Beach lies in area codes 714 and 657, except for small parts of Huntington Harbour (along with Sunset Beach, the community adjacent to Huntington Harbour), which is in the 562 area code.

===Climate=== Huntington Beach has a borderline semi-arid/Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: ''BSk/Csb''), gradually changing for the second to the west and south due to its low precipitation. Although areas such as Huntington Central Park and northern Bolsa Chica usually fall into the first climate type, thus being the boundary of the cool summer Mediterranean climate on the west coast of North America, except for elevated portions in the southern end of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plantmaps.com/koppen-climate-classification-map-united-states.php|title=Interactive United States Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Map|website=www.plantmaps.com|language=en|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214712/https://www.plantmaps.com/koppen-climate-classification-map-united-states.php|archive-date=October 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> The climate is generally sunny, dry and cool, although evenings can be excessively damp. In the morning and evening, strong breezes often reach {{convert|15|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}. Ocean water temperatures average {{convert|55|to|65|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. In the summer, temperatures rarely exceed {{convert|85|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. In the winter, temperatures rarely fall below {{convert|40|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, even on clear nights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USCA0500?from=month_bottomnav_undeclared |title=Monthly Averages for Huntington Beach |access-date=March 13, 2008 |work=www.weather.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204145944/http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USCA0500?from=month_bottomnav_undeclared |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> There are about {{convert|14|in|mm}} of rain, almost all in mid-winter. Frost occurs only rarely, on the coldest winter nights. The area is annually affected by a marine layer caused by the cool air of the Pacific Ocean meeting the warm air over the land. This results in overcast and foggy conditions in May and June.

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===Natural resources=== Between Downtown Huntington Beach and Huntington Harbour lies a large marshy wetland, much of which is protected within the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. A $110 million restoration of the wetlands was completed in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fws.gov//bolsachica/ |title=The official web page of the Bolsa Chica Lowlands Restoration Project |publisher=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619211326/http://www.fws.gov/bolsachica/ |archive-date=June 19, 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> The reserve is popular with bird watchers and photographers.

South of Downtown, the Talbert, Brookhurst and Magnolia Marshes, which lie across the street from Huntington State Beach, had restoration completed in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Brennan | first = Pat | title = Wetlands, ocean unite | newspaper = Orange County Register | page = Local 1| date = February 27, 2010}}</ref>

The northern and southern beaches (Bolsa Chica State Beach and Huntington State Beach, respectively) are state parks. Only the city maintains the central beach (Huntington City Beach). Camping and RVs are permitted here, and popular campsites for the Fourth of July and the Surfing Championships must be reserved many months in advance. Bolsa Chica State Beach is actually a sand bar fronting the Bolsa Bay and Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve.

The Orange County run Sunset Marina Park next to {{Proper name|Huntington Harbour}} is part of Anaheim Bay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocparks.com/Sunsetharbor/default.asp?Show=History |title=Sunset-Huntington Harbor History |access-date=March 10, 2008 |work=OCParks.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008165519/http://www.ocparks.com/Sunsetharbor/default.asp?Show=History |archive-date=October 8, 2007 }}</ref> It is suitable for light craft, and includes a marina, launching ramp, basic services, a picnic area and a few restaurants. The park is in Seal Beach, but is only reachable from Huntington Harbour. The Sunset/Huntington Harbour area is patrolled by the Orange County Sheriff's Harbor Patrol.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocsd.org/Operations/Harbor.asp |title=Orange County Sheriff's Harbor Patrol |access-date=March 11, 2008 |work=Orange County Sheriff's Department web site |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080204033809/http://www.ocsd.org/Operations/Harbor.asp  |archive-date = February 4, 2008}} </ref>

The harbor entrance for Anaheim Bay is sometimes restricted by the United States Navy, which loads ships with munitions at the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station to the north of the main channel.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 815 |1920= 1687 |1930= 3690 |1940= 3738 |1950= 5237 |1960= 11492 |1970= 115960 |1980= 170505 |1990= 181519 |2000= 189594 |2010= 189992 |2020= 198711 |estyear=2024 |estimate= 193151 |estref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/huntingtonbeachcitycalifornia/PST045225|title=QuickFacts Huntington Beach city, California|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 24, 2026}}</ref> |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1880–1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 18, 2025|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2010CensusCA/> }}

Huntington Beach first appeared as a city in the 1910 United States census.<ref name=1910CensusCA/>

=== 2020 === The 2020 United States census reported that Huntington Beach had a population of 198,711. The population density was {{convert|7360.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Huntington Beach was 126,591 (63.7%) White (59.2% Non-Hispanic white), 2,291 (1.2%) African American, 1,293 (0.7%) Native American, 26,346 (13.2%) Asian, 603 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 15,689 (7.9%) from other races, and 25,898 (13.0%) from two or more races. There were 39,457 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (19.9%).<ref name=quif/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Huntington Beach city, California – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=California 1980 Census |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caCs1-01.pdf}}</ref> !Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=California 1990 Census |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-6-1.pdf}}</ref> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Huntington Beach city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0636000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Huntington Beach city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0636000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Huntington Beach city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0636000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 1980 !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |145,763 |143,858 |136,237 |127,640 |style='background: #ffffe6; |117,536 |85.49% |79.25% |71.86% |67.18% |style='background: #ffffe6; |59.15% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |958 |1,622 |1,383 |1,635 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,111 |0.56% |0.89% |0.73% |0.86% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.06% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |1,231 |932 |777 |532 |style='background: #ffffe6; |443 |0.72% |0.51% |0.41% |0.28% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22% |- |Asian alone (NH) | rowspan="2" |8,869 | rowspan="2" |14,565 |17,544 |20,792 |style='background: #ffffe6; |25,921 | rowspan="2" |5.20% | rowspan="2" |8.02% |9.25% |10.94% |style='background: #ffffe6; |13.04% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |432 |595 |style='background: #ffffe6; |532 |0.23% |0.31% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27% |- |Other race alone (NH) |251 |155 |314 |395 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,234 |0.15% |0.09% |0.17% |0.21% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |x |x |5,109 |5,992 |style='background: #ffffe6; |11,477 |x |x |2.69% |3.15% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.78% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |13,433 |20,397 |27,798 |32,411 |style='background: #ffffe6; |39,457 |7.88% |11.24% |14.66% |17.06% |style='background: #ffffe6; |19.86% |- |'''Total''' |'''170,505''' |'''181,519''' |'''189,594''' |'''189,992''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''198,711''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2010=== The 2010 United States census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0636000|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715025634/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0636000|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|date=2010 |title=Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Huntington Beach city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Huntington Beach had a population of 189,992. The population density was {{convert|7102.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Huntington Beach was 145,661 (76.7%) White, 1,813 (1.0%) African American, 992 (0.5%) Native American, 21,070 (11.1%) Asian, 635 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 11,193 (5.9%) from other races, and 8,628 (4.5%) from two or more races. There were 32,411 Hispanic or Latino residents of any race (17.1%). Non-Hispanic Whites were 67.2% of the population.<ref name=quif/>

The Census reported that 189,102 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 487 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 403 (0.2%) were institutionalized.

There were 74,285 households, out of which 21,922 (29.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 36,729 (49.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 7,685 (10.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,804 (5.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4,386 (5.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 504 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 18,489 households (24.9%) were made up of individuals, and 6,527 (8.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55. There were 48,218 families (64.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.07.

There were 39,128 people (20.6%) under the age of 18, 15,906 people (8.4%) aged 18 to 24, 54,024 people (28.4%) aged 25 to 44, 53,978 people (28.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 26,956 people (14.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

There were 78,003 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,446.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 44,914 (60.5%) were owner-occupied, and 29,371 (39.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.4%. 115,470 people (60.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 73,632 people (38.8%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009{{ndash}}2013, Huntington Beach had a median household income of $81,389, with 8.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name=quif/>

===2000=== {{Unreferenced section|date=December 2020}} At the 2000 census, the population density was {{convert|7,183.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants |inhabitants}}. There were 75,662 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,866.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 79.2% White, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 9.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 5.8% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. 14.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 73,657 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city, 22.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.4% was from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $76,527, and the median income for a family was $94,597. Adult males had a median income of $50,021 versus $33,041 for adult females. The per capita income for the city was $40,183. About 5.1% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

=== Crime === The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), collected annually by the FBI, compiles police statistics from local and state law enforcement agencies across the nation. The UCR records Part I and Part II crimes. Part I crimes become known to law enforcement and are considered the most serious crimes including homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Part II crimes only include arrest data.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offense Definitions |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/offense-definitions |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=FBI |language=en-us}}</ref> The 2023 UCR Data for Huntington Beach is listed below: {| class="wikitable" |+2023 UCR Data<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Data |url=https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250512145102/https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |archive-date=May 12, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=cde.ucr.cjis.gov |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2025}} ! !Aggravated Assault !Homicide !Rape !Robbery !Burglary !Larceny Theft !Motor Vehicle Theft !Arson |- |Huntington Beach |265 |4 |55 |92 |469 |3,108 |332 |39 |}

==Economy== thumb|right|Oil wells, 1926 thumb|right|Oil Platform Emmy HB, March 2013 [[File:San Pedro Bay Outer Continental Shelf Operations Map, 2012 - producing platforms as of 2012 are Edith, Elly, Ellen, Eureka (federal leases) and Ester, Emmy, Eva (state leases) (cropped).png|thumb|upright|San Pedro Bay Outer Continental Shelf Operations Map with oil platforms as of 2012- Edith, Elly, Ellen, Eureka (federal leases) and Ester, Emmy, Eva (state leases)]] thumb|upright|Downtown Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach sits above the Huntington Beach Oil Field, and has an off-shore oil terminus for the tankers that support the Alaska Pipeline. The terminus pipes run inland to a refinery in Santa Fe Springs. Huntington Beach also has the Gothard–Talbert terminus for the Orange County portion of the pipeline running from the Chevron El Segundo refinery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-21-me-4130-story.html|title=Quick Work on Oil Slick: Cleanup Crews Move In Fast to Tackle a Small Spill in Huntington Beach|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|first=David |last=Reyes|date= December 21, 1993|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref> During the 2021 Orange County oil spill, more than {{convert|120000|usgal|l}} of oil leaked from an offshore rig and began washing up on beaches in Southern California,<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Pannett|first1=Rachel|last2=Firozi|first2=Paulina|date=October 3, 2021|title=Dead birds and fish wash ashore as 126,000-gallon oil spill reaches Southern California coast|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/03/oil-spill-california-huntington-newport/|access-date=October 3, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> causing ecological damage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Huge ecological losses feared as Orange County oil spill hits wetlands, marshes|url=https://news.yahoo.com/huge-ecological-losses-feared-orange-184238236.html|access-date=October 3, 2021|website=news.yahoo.com|date=October 3, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Westcott|first=John|date=May 10, 1991|title=Center Affords Closer Look at Wetland|url=http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/files/users/library/complete/071105-6.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230074943/http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/files/users/library/complete/071105-6.pdf|archive-date=December 30, 2016|access-date=October 3, 2021|website=City of Huntington Beach|publisher=Orange County Register}}</ref>

Shopping centers include Bella Terra, and Old World Village, a German-themed center.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/articles/village-old-world-2001446-owners-say|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322234255/https://www.ocregister.com/articles/village-old-world-2001446-owners-say|archive-date=March 22, 2008|first=Annie|last=Burris|newspaper=Orange County Register|title=What's to become of Huntington's Old World Village?|date=March 18, 2008}}</ref>

Huntington Beach contains a major installation of Boeing. A number of installations on the Boeing campus were originally constructed to service the Apollo Program, and the S-IVB upper stage for the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

Huntington Beach has registered "Surf City, USA", as a trademark for marketing purposes. Disputes have occurred with other municipalities who also claim the "surf city" designation.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=99014 |title=Huntington Beach Officially Registers Surf City USA Trademark |access-date=March 14, 2008 |date=May 12, 2006 |publisher=Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821195134/http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=99014 |archive-date=August 21, 2014 }}</ref>

Tourist sites include: *International Surfing Museum. *Huntington Beach Pier *Newland House, Huntington Beach's oldest home, built in 1898; now a museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surfcityusa.com/listing/newland-house-museum/328/|title = Newland House Museum}}</ref>

Golden Bear, a nightclub, was located downtown from 1929 to 1986.

===Top employers=== According to Huntington Beach's 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cms3.revize.com/revize/huntingtonbeachca/Documents/Departments/Finance/Budget%20&%20Financial%20Reports/Financial%20Reports/Annual%20Comprehensive%20Financial%20Reports/FY%202024%20ACFR%20Final.pdf|title=2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report |access-date=July 17, 2025}}</ref> the top ten private employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable" |+Top employers in the city of Huntington Beach |- ! scope="col"| # ! scope="col"| Employer ! scope="col"| # of employees |- ! scope="row"| 1 | Boeing |3,112 |- ! scope="row"|2 |Cambro Manufacturing |650 |- ! scope="row"|3 |Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach |641 |- ! scope="row"|4 |Huntington Beach Hospital |527 |- ! scope="row"|5 |Walmart Inc. |462 |- ! scope="row"|6 |No Ordinary Moments |458 |- ! scope="row"|7 |Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort |450 |- ! scope="row"|8 |The Home Depot |436 |- ! scope="row"|9 |Home and Body Company |418 |- ! scope="row"|10 |Target Corporation |351 |}

==Arts and culture==

===Special events=== Special events include: *U.S. Open of Surfing *Association of Volleyball Professionals beach volleyball competition.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Luca |title=Rising domestic stars Taylor Sander and Taylor Crabb win the AVP Huntington Beach Open |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/05/19/rising-domestic-stars-taylor-sander-and-taylor-crabb-win-the-avp-huntington-beach-open/ |access-date=20 May 2024 |work=The Orange County Register |date=May 19, 2024}}</ref> *Fourth of July parade, founded in 1904.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huntingtonbeachparade.com/huntington-beach-fourth-july-parade/ |title=Huntington Beach Parade |publisher=Huntington Beach Parade |date=January 24, 2013 |access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821054213/http://www.huntingtonbeachparade.com/huntington-beach-fourth-july-parade/ |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> *Huntington Beach Film Festival, occurring each February.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hbfilmfest.com/|title=Huntington Beach Film Festival – more voices. more stories.|website=hbfilmfest.com|access-date=June 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610200127/http://hbfilmfest.com/|archive-date=June 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> *Pacific Airshow, featuring the Breitling Jet Team and the United States Air Force Thunderbirds.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mellen|first1=Greg|title=Ready to Take Flight|newspaper=Huntington Beach Wave|date=October 13, 2016|page=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pacificairshow.com/about|title=About|access-date=December 30, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613030102/https://pacificairshow.com/about|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Surf City USA marathon, founded in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fletcher|first=Jaimee Lynn|title=A Fun Run And Much More|newspaper=Huntington Beach Wave|date=January 31, 2013|page=1}}</ref> *Beachcruiser Meet, a classic car show.<ref>{{cite news | last =Degen | first =Matt| title = Classic cars cruise into Huntington all weekend| work =Orange County Register| page = Local 3| date =March 22, 2009}}</ref> *Concours d'Elegance, an exotic car and airplane show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carscopterscoast.org/|title=Cars'N Copters|website=www.carscopterscoast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304081854/https://www.carscopterscoast.org/|archive-date=4 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> *Donut Derelicts, one of the oldest continuously operating car gatherings in the United States.<ref name="LAT2001">{{cite news |last=Oldham |first=Scott |title=Crullers and Carburetors |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=June 13, 2001 |pages=E1–E4}}</ref>

===Registered historic places===

* Helme-Worthy Store and Residence<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/SearchResults/e5277350-5102-445a-bccd-2337851299f8?page=6&view=list&sort=default |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=National Park Service}}</ref> * Huntington Beach and Municipal Pier<ref name=":0" /> * Huntington Beach Public Library on Triangle Park<ref name=":0" /> * HB Elementary School Gymnasium and Plunge<ref name=":0" /> * Newland House<ref name=":0" />

===Public libraries=== There are five branches of the Huntington Beach Public Library.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/departments/library/contact_us_about/branch_information/central_library.php|title=Welcome to Huntington Beach, CA|website=www.huntingtonbeachca.gov}}</ref> The Central Park branch is located in a building designed by Richard Neutra and Dion Neutra.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/files/users/library/updates/hbplfacts.pdf|title=Huntington Beach Public Library and Cultural Center FACT SHEET for Fiscal Year 2009/2010|website=City of Huntington Beach, California|access-date=November 12, 2025|archive-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403053910/http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/files/users/library/updates/hbplfacts.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Sports== thumb|right|Huntington Beach

===Surfing=== Huntington Beach is the site of the US Open of Surfing (formerly West Coast Surfing Championships), held annually in the summer.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zambrano |first=Mark |title=Surfing in Huntington Beach |date=2019-03-11 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-1467102773 |pages=53, 125}}</ref> The city is often referred to as "Surf City" and the "Surfing Capital of the World".<ref>{{cite news |title=Wave of Development Threatens to Erode Surf City's Culture |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-21-me-294-story.html |access-date=12 November 2025 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=21 November 1988}}</ref> In 1914, George Freeth was the first person to surf in Huntington Beach.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Moser |first=Patrick |title=Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture |date=2022 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=978-0-252-04444-1 |series=Sport and society |location=Urbana}}</ref> Duke Kahanamoku started surfing in Huntington Beach in 1925 and helped popularize the sport. The first surfboard shop, located underneath the Huntington Beach Pier, opened in 1956.<ref name=100years>{{cite news|last1=Connelly|first1=Laylan|title=100 Years of Surf|work=Huntington Beach Wave|publisher=Orange County Register|pages=A1–A3| date=June 19, 2014}}</ref> In 1996, Corky Carroll’s Surf School was established at Bolsa Chica State Beach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dodds |first=Chris |date=2025-06-23 |title=The Top 12 Surf Schools in America |url=https://www.surfer.com/how-to/the-top-12-surf-schools-in-america |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250830164116/https://www.surfer.com/how-to/the-top-12-surf-schools-in-america |archive-date=August 30, 2025 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Surfer }}</ref>

==Parks and recreation== [[File:Huntington Dog Beach and Bolsa Chica.jpg|thumb|upright|Huntington Dog Beach and Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve]]

Beaches include Huntington State Beach, Bolsa Chica State Beach, and "The Cliffs" or "Huntington Dog Beach", a popular surfing location<ref>{{cite news |last=Lyons|first=Matt |title=Dolphins descend on Huntington |work=The Orange County Register |date=July 27, 2008 |url=https://ocregister.com/articles/dolphins-descend-on-2106116-huntington |access-date=July 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731125732/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dolphins-descend-on-2106116-huntington |archive-date=July 31, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> where dogs are permitted. Events include Surf City Surf Dog,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://surfcityusa.com/events/signature-events/surf-city-surf-dog |title=Surf City Surf Dog Competitions & Events - Sept 23 |website=surfcityusa.com |access-date=March 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164804/https://www.surfcityusa.com/events/signature-events/surf-city-surf-dog/ |archive-date=March 1, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and So Cal Corgi Nation Beach Days.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://socalcorgibeachday.com/events/https/wwwfacebookcom/events/1075865255849483 |title=2018 Spring Corgi Beach Day- Huntington Beach, CA |website=So Cal Corgi Nation |access-date=March 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301224831/http://socalcorgibeachday.com/events/https/wwwfacebookcom/events/1075865255849483 |archive-date=March 1, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Huntington Beach bicycle path stretches for {{convert|10|mi|km}} alongside the beach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surfcityusa.com/things-to-do/outdoors-recreation/biking/|title=Bike Riding at Huntington Beach | Bike Rentals | Surf City USA|website=www.surfcityusa.com}}</ref>

Kayaking and standup paddleboarding occurs in Huntington Harbour, where there is watercraft rentals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surfcityusa.com/things-to-do/activities/paddle-boarding/|title = Paddle boarding in Huntington Beach}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surfcityusa.com/things-to-do/activities/kayaking/|title = Kayaking in Huntington Beach}}</ref>

Golf courses include Meadowlark Golf Club, opened in 1922,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meadowlarkgc.com/golf/course|title = Golf Course|date = October 12, 2015}}</ref> Huntington Beach Disc Golf Course, opened in 1977,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/Residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/disc_golf_course.cfm|title=City of Huntington Beach, CA - Huntington Central Park - Disc Golf Course (714) 931-4559|access-date=December 31, 2020|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121205455/https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/disc_golf_course.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and The Huntington Club, a private country club.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seacliffcc.net/golf-seacliff-country-club | title=Seacliffcc.net | access-date=December 31, 2020 | archive-date=January 20, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120155353/https://www.seacliffcc.net/golf-seacliff-country-club | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Central Park=== right|thumb|Huntington Central Park

Central Park opened in 1974, and is the largest city-owned park in Orange County, with nearly {{convert|350|acre|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/|title=City of Huntington Beach, CA - Huntington Central Park|website=www.huntingtonbeachca.gov|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328165859/http://huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/|archive-date=March 28, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The park is vegetated with xeric (low water use) plants, and inhabited by native wildlife. Thick forests encircling the park are supplemented with Australian trees, particularly Blue Gum Eucalyptus, a high water use plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kcet.org/redefine/invasive-species-week-the-blue-gum-eucalyptus|title=Invasive Species Week: The Blue Gum Eucalyptus|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref> The Huntington Central Park Equestrian Center, a {{convert|25|acre|ha}} facility boarding over 400 horses, and operates a riding school and riding facility in the park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/equestrian_center.cfm|title=City of Huntington Beach, CA - Central Park - Equestrian Center|access-date=September 28, 2021|archive-date=September 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928232651/https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/residents/parks_facilities/parks/huntington_central_park/equestrian_center.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The world's second oldest<ref>{{cite news |last1=Epting |first1=Chris |title=In The Pipeline |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-xpm-2008-09-11-hbi-pipeline091108-story.html |access-date=January 23, 2021 |work=Daily Pilot |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=September 11, 2008}}</ref> disc golf course is available in the park, as is the Shipley Nature Center.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

===Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve=== thumb|right|The Bolsa Chica wetlands near the Brightwater housing development

Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve is a natural wetland of over {{convert|1,200|acres|km2}} featuring walking trails, and watching birds migrating along the Pacific Flyway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surfcityusa.com/things-to-do/outdoors-and-nature/#harbour|title=Huntington Beach Outdoors & Nature | Things to do|date=February 19, 2020 }}</ref>

==Government==

===Local government=== The following table shows the current and former mayors of Huntington Beach:<ref>{{cite web|title=Previous City Mayors |url=https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/city_council/previous_city_mayors.php|publisher=City of Huntington Beach|access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |- ! scope="col"| Mayor ! scope="col"| Name ! scope="col"| Years served |- |68th Mayor |Pat Burns |2025–Present |- |67th Mayor |Gracey Van Der Mark |2023–2024 |- |66th Mayor |Tony Strickland |2022–2023 |- |65th Mayor |Kim Carr |2020–2021 |- |64th Mayor |Lyn Semeta |2019–2020 |- |63rd Mayor |Erik Peterson |2018–2019 |- |62nd Mayor |Mike Posey |2017–2018 |- |61st Mayor |Barbara Delgleize |2016–2017 & 2021–2022 |- |60th Mayor<ref>Katapodis is also cited as the 78th mayor, depending on source and how tenure is counted. {{cite news|last1=Mellen|first1=Greg|title=Huntington Beach has a law and order mayor|newspaper=Huntington Beach Wave|issue=December 10, 2015|pages=1, 4}}</ref> |Jim Katapodis |2015–2016 |- |59th Mayor |Matthew M. Harper |2013–2014 |- |58th Mayor |Donald F. Hansen |2011–2012 |- |57th Mayor |Joseph J. Carchio |2010–2011 |- |56th Mayor |Keith B. Bohr |2008–2009 |- |55th Mayor |Gilbert J. Coerper |2006–2007 |- |54th Mayor |Jill S. Hardy |2004–2005 & 2014–2015 |- |53rd Mayor |Catherine T. Green |2003–2004 & 2009–2010 |- |52nd Mayor |Constance J. Boardman |2002–2003 & 2012–2013 |- |51st Mayor |Deborah A. Cook |2001–2002 & 2007–2008 |- |50th Mayor |Pamela L. Julien Houchen |2000–2001 |- |49th Mayor |David P. Garofalo |1999–2000 |- |48th Mayor |Shirley S. Dettloff |1997–1998 |- |47th Mayor |Ralph H. Bauer |1996–1997 |- |46th Mayor |David A. Sullivan |1995–1996 & 2005–2006 |- |45th Mayor |G. Victor Leipzig |1994–1995 |- |44th Mayor |Linda L. Moulton-Patterson |1993–1994 |- |43rd Mayor |Grace H. Winchell |1992–1993 |- |42nd Mayor |James W. Silva |1991–1992 |- |41st Mayor |Peter R. Green |1990–1991 & 1998–1999 |- |40th Mayor |Tom Mays |1989–1990 |- |39th Mayor |Wesley M. Bannister |1988–1989 |- |38th Mayor |John P. Erskine |1987–1988 |- |37th Mayor |John A. Kelly Jr. |1983–1984 & 1986–1987 |- |36th Mayor |Robert P. Mandic Jr. |1993–1994 |- |35th Mayor |Ruth E. Finley |1981–1982 |- |34th Mayor |Ruth S. Bailey |1980–1981 & 1984–1985 |- |33rd Mayor |Donald A. MacAllister |1979–1980 & 1983 |- |32nd Mayor |Ronald Q. Shenkman |1978 |- |31st Mayor |Ronald R. Pattinson |1977–1978 & 1978–1979 |- |30th Mayor |Harriett M. Wieder |1976–1977 |- |29th Mayor |Norma Brandel Gibbs |1975–1976 |- |28th Mayor |Jerry A. Matney |1973–1974 |- |27th Mayor |George C. McCracken |1971–1972 |- |26th Mayor |N. John V.V. Green |1969–1970 |- |25th Mayor |Alvin M. Coen |1968–1969, 1972–1973 & 1974–1975 |- |24th Mayor |Jake R. Stewart |1966–1967 |- |23rd Mayor |Donald D. Shipley |1964–1966, 1967–1968 & 1970–1971 |- |22nd Mayor |Robert M. Lambert |1962–1964 |- |21st Mayor |Ernest H. Gisler |1960–1962 |- |20th Mayor |Earl T. Irby |1958–1960 |- |19th Mayor |Victor Terry |1956–1958 |- |18th Mayor |Roy Seabridge |1952–1956 |- |17th Mayor |Vernon E. Langenbeck |1950–1952 |- |16th Mayor |Jack Greer |1948–1950 |- |15th Mayor |Ted W. Bartlett |1946–1948 |- |14th Mayor |Marcus M. McCallen |1938–1942 |- |13th Mayor |Willis H. Warner |1936–1938 |- |12th Mayor |Thomas B. Talbert |1934–1936 & 1942–1946 |- |11th Mayor |Elson G. Conrad |1931–1934 |- |10th Mayor |Samuel R. Bowen |1928–1931 |- |9th Mayor |C.G. Booster |1926–1928 |- |8th Mayor |Lawrence Ridenhauer |1924–1926 |- |7th Mayor |Richard Drew |1922–1924 |- |6th Mayor |Joseph Vavra |1919–1920 |- |5th Mayor |W.E. Tarbox |1917–1918 |- |4th Mayor |Matthew E. Helme |1916–1917 |- |3rd Mayor |E.E. French |1914–1916 & 1918–1919 |- |2nd Mayor |W.D. Seeley |1912–1914 |- |1st Mayor |Ed Manning |1909–1912 & 1920–1922 |}

===Politics=== In the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Huntington Beach is in the First District, and is represented by Republican Janet Nguyen.

In the California State Senate, Huntington Beach is in {{Representative|casd|36|fmt=sdistrict}}. In the California State Assembly, it is split between {{Representative|caad|70|fmt=adistrict}}, and {{Representative|caad|72|fmt=adistrict}}.

In the United States House of Representatives, Huntington Beach is in {{Representative|cacd|47|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|47}}</ref>

At the local level, Huntington Beach elects its city council at-large, the largest city in Orange County to do so. Huntington Beach is considered highly conservative at the local level, and in 2022 passed several conservative resolutions including banning the Pride flag on city property and requiring voter ID at the polls. In 2024, conservatives gained complete control of the city council by ousting the remaining left-leaning city councilors, giving conservatives a 7–0 majority.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-25 |title=In November election, OC earned its purple cred |url=https://laist.com/news/politics/november-election-orange-county-results#republicans-solidified-their-grip-on-huntington-beach |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=LAist |language=en}}</ref>

According to the California Secretary of State, as of October 21, 2024, Huntington Beach has 135,216 registered voters. Of those, 55,565 (42%) are registered Republicans, 41,606 (32%) are registered Democrats, and 34,458 (26%) have declined to state a political party/are American Independents/Libertarian/Green.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report of Registration as of October 21, 2024 Registration by Political Subdivision by County |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/15day-gen-2024/politicalsub.pdf |website=elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov}}</ref> Huntington Beach has the highest number of registered Libertarians in the county, owing perhaps to its conservative nature.

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left;"" |+ Huntington Beach city vote by party in presidential elections ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Democratic ! scope="col" | Republican ! scope="col" | Third parties |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2024<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.livevoterturnout.com/Orange/LiveResults/precincts_6.pdf|title=Precinct results |date=2020 |website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=November 27, 2020}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.20% ''47,971'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.0%''' ''57,541'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.80% ''3,056'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2020<ref name="auto"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.24% ''55,481'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.47%''' ''59,279'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.29% ''2,685'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2016<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2016/sov.pdf |title=Certified Statement of the Votes Cast at the Presidential General Election in the County of Orange, State of California|date=8 November 2016 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412181918/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2016/sov.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.28% ''40,980'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.65%''' ''47,007'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7.07% ''6,689'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf |title=Certified Statement of the Votes Cast at the General Election in the County of Orange, State of California|date=6 November 2012 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412182258/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.86% ''37,093'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.37%''' ''51,166'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.77% ''2,512'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2008<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2008/sov.pdf |title=Orange County Statement of Votes |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412182308/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2008/sov.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.15% ''42,622'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.47%''' ''49,528'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.38% ''2,251'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2004<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/e13/sov1.pdf |title=Orange County Statement of Votes|date=29 November 2004 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412175322/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/e13/sov1.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.80% ''35,206'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.90%''' ''54,343'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.30% ''1,182'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2000/gen2000-SOV.pdf |title=Orange County Statement of Votes - General Election|date=7 November 2006 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412175330/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2000/gen2000-SOV.pdf |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.53% ''31,800'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.63%''' ''46,742'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.84% ''3,998'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1996<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote51996cali/|title = Statement of vote|year = 1968}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36.72% ''28,044'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.07%''' ''39,004'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.20% ''9,320'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1992<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote31992cali/|title = Statement of vote|year = 1968}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.16% ''27,648'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''41.54%''' ''36,867'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|27.30% ''24,227'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1988<ref>{{Cite book| url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali| title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968| access-date=February 21, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920064730/https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali| archive-date=September 20, 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.33% ''24,544'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.51%''' ''52,878'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.16% ''906'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1984<ref>{{Cite book| url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali| title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968| access-date=February 21, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920064746/https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali| archive-date=September 20, 2018| url-status=live}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.77% ''17,985'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''74.05%''' ''53,772'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.18% ''860'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1980<ref>{{Cite book| url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali| title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968| access-date=February 21, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801020631/https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali| archive-date=August 1, 2019| url-status=live}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.88% ''15,967'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.22%''' ''46,206'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|10.90% ''7,602'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1976<ref>{{Cite book| url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote1976cali| title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968| access-date=February 21, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025194207/https://archive.org/details/statementofvote1976cali| archive-date=October 25, 2019| url-status=live}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.77% ''20,526'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.51%''' ''35,870'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.72% ''988'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1972<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote197072cali/page/64|title= California Statement of Vote 1970-1972 |year= 1968 }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27.57% ''15,142'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.25%''' ''37,483'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.18% ''2,298'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1968<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/californiastate196668cali/page/88|title= California Statement of Vote 1966-1968 |year= 1962 }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.06% ''11,199'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.30%''' ''22,107'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|7.64% ''2,755'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1964<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/castatem196264cali/page/56 |title = California Statement of Vote 1962-1964|year = 1962}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.18% ''10,168'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.82%''' ''10,509'' |}

==Education== ===Public schools=== Huntington Beach is the home of Golden West College, which offers two-year associates of arts degrees and transfer programs to four-year universities.

Huntington Beach is in the Huntington Beach Union High School District, which includes:

* Edison High School * Huntington Beach High School * Marina High School * Ocean View High School

The district also has an independent study school, Coast High School.

The city has four elementary school districts: Huntington Beach City School District with 9 schools and Ocean View School District with 15. A small part of the city is also served by the Fountain Valley School District and Westminster School District.

===Private schools=== {{unreferenced section|date=May 2025}} * Grace Lutheran School * Huntington Christian School * The Pegasus School

==Media== The public television station KOCE-TV operates from the Golden West College campus.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

The Wave Section of the ''Orange County Register'' covers Huntington Beach.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sections/news/local/huntingtonbeach/|title=Huntington Beach|newspaper=Orange County Register|access-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105192239/http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sections/news/local/huntingtonbeach/|archive-date=November 5, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== thumb|Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley from over Costa Mesa

Huntington Beach has 1,121 lane miles of public streets.<ref name="huntingtonbeachca.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/about/transportation/|title=City of Huntington Beach, CA - Transportation|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129051755/https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/about/transportation/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Highways include Interstate 405, and Beach Boulevard (SR 39).

The Orange County Transportation Authority operates 14 bus routes in Huntington Beach.<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Huntington Beach Fact Sheet |url=https://octa.net/pdf/fact-sheet/Huntington-Beach-Fact-Sheet.pdf |website=www.octa.net |publisher=Orange County Transportation Authority |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>

Most Huntington Beach households have at least one car. In 2016, 2.2 percent of Huntington Beach households lacked a car; the national average was 8.7 percent. Huntington Beach averaged two cars per household in 2016; the national average was 1.8.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map|journal=Governing|url=http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511162014/http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html|archive-date=May 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Health Care === Huntington Beach is served by Huntington Beach Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hbhospital.org/|title=Huntington Beach Hospital - Hospital in Huntington Beach, CA|website=hbhospital.org}}</ref>

===Public safety=== thumb|upright|Huntington Beach Police Department [[File:Huntington Beach Sundial.jpg|thumb|Warner Fire Station near Bolsa Chica State Beach and its sundial]]

Law enforcement is provided by the Huntington Beach Police Department.

The Huntington Beach Fire Department was founded in 1909 with 20 volunteers.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bharath|first1=Deepa|title=A look back at city's first fire engine|work=Huntington Beach Wave|date=June 5, 2014}}</ref> The department provides fire protection, emergency medical services,<ref>{{cite web|title=Fire Chief's Message|url=http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/government/departments/fire/|website=Huntington Beach Fire|access-date=February 16, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219235829/http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/government/departments/fire/|url-status=dead}}</ref> medical transport,<ref name=iaff>{{cite web|title=Huntington Beach Fire Stations|url=http://hbfa.org/index.cfm?Section=12&PageNum=74&Category=2|website=IAFF 3354|access-date=February 16, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219235305/http://hbfa.org/index.cfm?Section=12&PageNum=74&Category=2|url-status=dead}}</ref> marine safety,<ref name=marine>{{cite web|title=Marine Division|url=http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/residents/beach_info/marine_safety.cfm?marine=marine|website=Huntington Beach Fire Department|access-date=February 19, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219234721/http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/residents/beach_info/marine_safety.cfm?marine=marine|url-status=dead}}</ref> and lifeguards.<ref name=facilities>{{cite web|title=Marine Facilities|url=http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/residents/beach_info/marine_safety.cfm?marine=marine#facilities_inventories|website=Huntington Beach Fire Department|access-date=February 19, 2015|archive-date=February 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219234721/http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/residents/beach_info/marine_safety.cfm?marine=marine#facilities_inventories|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The local oil has such extreme mercury contamination that metallic mercury is regularly drained from oil pipelines and equipment. Oil operations increase when the price of oil rises. Some oil fields have been approved for development. The worst-polluted areas have been reclaimed as parks. At least one Superfund site, too contaminated to be a park, is here.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/Business/redevelopment/southeast_coast_projects.cfm#ascon |title=Ascon Superfund Site |publisher=City of Huntington Beach |access-date=August 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912200236/http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/Business/redevelopment/southeast_coast_projects.cfm#ascon |archive-date=September 12, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 2, 2021, an oil spill occurred after a pipe burst, sending oil into the ocean and on the beach.

=== Water Services === Water in Huntington Beach is supplied by the City of Huntington Beach Public Works Utilities Division, which sources its water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California via Municipal Water District of Orange County. This water is imported from Northern California and the Colorado River. Additionally, groundwater is sourced from 9 city wells tapped into an underground aquifer managed by Orange County Water District.<ref>[https://cms3.revize.com/revize/huntingtonbeachca/Documents/Departments/Utilities/Drinking%20Water%20Quality/OC%20Huntington%20Beach_Web%202025%20Final.pdf Huntington Beach Annual Water Quality Report 2024]</ref>

==Notable people== {{Further|List of people from Huntington Beach, California}}

==In popular culture== Huntington Beach has been used as a location or setting for many films, television programs, fashion shoots and music videos.

* The city is mentioned in The Beach Boys 1962 hit song "Surfin' Safari". * In 1963, Jan and Dean released Surf City in reference to Huntington Beach. Dean Torrance later helped convince elected officials to officially nickname the city Surf City in 1991.<ref name="OC">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Doug |title=How OC Legend Dean Torrence Put Huntington Beach on the Map |url=https://www.ocweekly.com/how-oc-legend-dean-torrence-put-huntington-beach-on-the-map/ |access-date=11 January 2024 |publisher=OC Weekly |date=16 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111033159/https://www.ocweekly.com/how-oc-legend-dean-torrence-put-huntington-beach-on-the-map/ |archive-date=11 January 2024}}</ref> * The city was used as a filming location in 1991 for the TV series ''White Men Can't Jump'' * In 2008, Huntington Beach was used as a filming location for the movie ''2012''.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 filming locations |url=https://www.filmaps.com/films/2012-filming-locations |website=www.filmaps.com |access-date=13 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> * The beach and Hyatt Regency Hotel were used in 2011 as filming locations for the TV series ''90210''.<ref>{{cite news |title=O.C. surfers shoot ‘90210’ in Huntington |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2011/02/01/oc-surfers-shoot-90210-in-huntington/#:~:text=GIFT%20THIS%20ARTICLE-,What%20is%20article%20sharing?,south%20side%20of%20the%20pier. |access-date=13 November 2025 |work=Orange County Register |date=1 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="90210" To New Beginnings! (TV Episode 2009) - Filming & production - IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1457769/locations/ |website=IMDb |access-date=13 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Beverly Hills Beach Club Pool - 90210 - Filming Locations |url=https://90210locations.info/location/view/328/beverly-hills-beach-club-pool#:~:text=Hyatt%20Regency%20Huntington%20Beach%20Resort,Coast%20Highway%20Huntington%20Beach%20CA |website=90210locations.info |access-date=13 November 2025}}</ref> * In 2011, scenes for the pilot of the movie ''Graceland'' were filmed in Huntington Beach.<ref>{{cite news |title=OC's Most Popular Filming Locations - CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/ocs-most-popular-filming-locations/ |access-date=13 November 2025 |work=www.cbsnews.com |date=22 November 2015}}</ref> * Huntington Lake in Huntington Central Park and 'Don the Beachcomber' restaurant were used as filming locations for Season 8 of the TV series ''Dexter''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wayne |first1=Gary |title=Dexter Filming Locations: Debra drives into a lake |url=https://www.seeing-stars.com/Dexter/DrivingIntoLake.shtml#:~:text=This%20is%20actually%20Huntington%20Lake,west%20side%2C%20near%20Lakeview%20Drive. |website=www.seeing-stars.com |access-date=13 November 2025}}</ref> * The pier was used as a filming location in 2012 for ''The X Factor (American TV series)''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Filmography |url=https://www.surfcityusa.com/film-huntington-beach/filmography/ |website=Surf City USA |publisher=Visit HB |accessdate=22 March 2018 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125233105/https://www.surfcityusa.com/film-huntington-beach/filmography/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * The pier was used as a filming location in 2015 for Season 10 of ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''. * In 2018, a surf scene was filmed in Huntington Beach for Season 4 of Dwayne Johnson's HBO show ''Ballers''.<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news |last1=Sandberg |first1=Bryn |title=Why ‘Westworld,’ ‘Veep’ and More Series Are Filming Outside of L.A. |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/why-westworld-veep-more-series-are-filming-la-1107593/orange-county-e/ |access-date=13 November 2025 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=4 May 2018}}</ref> * The city was used as a filming location in 2020 and 2021 for Season 11 of the American TV series ''Shameless''<ref>{{cite web |title=Where Was Shameless Filmed? Chicago & LA Filming Locations Guide |url=https://giggster.com/guide/movie-location/where-was-shameless-filmed#:~:text=The%20scene%20was%20filmed%20at,there%20are%20lifeguards%20on%20duty. |website=giggster.com |access-date=13 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref> * The city was used as a filming location between 2021 and 2022 for the TV series ''The Real Housewives of Orange County'', ''Selling the OC'', and ''The Terminal List''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huntington Beach Film Resources {{!}} Filming Information for Huntington Beach |url=https://www.surfcityusa.com/film/#:~:text=Film%20Huntington%20Beach%20*%20Past%20Productions.%2090,Fianc%C3%A9%20(TLC)%20911%20Lonestar%20(FOX)%20Ballers%20(HBO)&text=*%20It's%20Always%20Sunny%20in%20Philadelphia%20(FX),(Netflix)%20Shameless%20(Showtime)%20The%20Terminal%20List%20(Amazon) |website=www.surfcityusa.com |access-date=13 November 2025 |language=en-us}}</ref> * Huntington Beach was used as a main filming location in 2022 and 2023 for the TV series ''9-1-1: Lone Star''. * In 2023, the city was used as a filming location for the TV series ''Black Cake''. * Scenes from ''90 Day Fiancé'' were filmed in Huntington Beach in 2024. * In 2025, scenes from Season 3 of the American TV series ''Love on the Spectrum'' were filmed in Huntington Beach.

==Sister cities== * {{flagicon|JPN}} Anjo, Aichi, Japan<ref>{{cite web|title=Sister City Association|url=http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/boards_commissions/sister-city.cfm|publisher=City of Huntington Beach|access-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131202162048/http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/boards_commissions/sister-city.cfm|archive-date=December 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|AUS}} Manly, New South Wales, Australia (unofficial)<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Michael|title=H.B. finds a sister in Manly|url=http://www.hbindependent.com/news/tn-hbi-0223-sistercity-20120222,0,5961472.story|access-date=February 26, 2012|newspaper=Huntington Beach Independent|date=February 23, 2012|page=A4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105184104/http://www.hbindependent.com/news/tn-hbi-0223-sistercity-20120222,0,5961472.story|archive-date=November 5, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}} * Historic Wintersburg in Huntington Beach, California * Largest cities in Southern California * Brethren Christian Junior/Senior High School, a former school.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== * {{cite book |last=Heywood |first=Mike |year=2008 |title=Century of Service: A History of Huntington Beach |publisher=Mike Heywood |isbn=978-1-60643-981-4}} * {{cite book |last=Urashima |first=Mary F. Adams |date=2014 |title=Historic Wintersburg in Huntington Beach |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w3-3AgAAQBAJ |location=Charleston, South Carolina |publisher=The History Press |isbn=978-1-62619-311-6 |oclc=861671323}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Wikivoyage|Huntington Beach}} * {{Official website|http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov}} * [http://www.hbchamber.org Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce]}

{{Geographic location | Centre = Huntington Beach | North = Westminster | Northeast = Fountain Valley | East = Costa Mesa | Southeast = Newport Beach | South = Pacific Ocean | Southwest = Pacific Ocean | West = ''Huntington Harbour – Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve'' & Pacific Ocean | Northwest = Seal Beach �� ''Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach – Anaheim Bay National Wildlife Refuge – Bolsa Chica State Beach'' | image = }} {{Cities of Orange County, California}} {{Greater Los Angeles Area}} {{Huntington Beach, California}} {{Southern California megaregion}} {{Authority control}}

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