Welcome to Huntington Beach ...

The coastal city of Huntington Beach is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Huntington Beach, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated February 17, 1909.

A typical abbreviation for Huntington Beach: Huntington Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Huntington Beach has a population of 199,491 people<2> (see below for details).

Huntington Beach is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Huntington Beach lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Huntington Beach: (714) and (657)<4>

The ZIP codes for Huntington Beach: 92605, 92615, 92646-92649<5>

Websites for Huntington Beach ...

Official Website:   www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hbchamber.org/

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Huntington Beach had an population of 199,491 people. This is an increase of 5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Huntington Beach had a population of 189,992 people (which is 6.31% of the total population of Orange County). This makes Huntington Beach the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Huntington Beach represents 0.51% of the total population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 189,992 people, the population of Huntington Beach has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 189,594 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Huntington Beach.

Communities Also Named Huntington Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Huntington Beach - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Huntington Beach.

Communities near Huntington Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huntington Beach.

• Long Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <6>
• Anaheim
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <6>
• Santa Ana
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <6>
• Irvine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <6>
• Garden Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <6>
• Fullerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <6>
• Orange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <6>
• Norwalk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <6>
• Mission Viejo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Viejo
  • Mission Viejo is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Viejo <6>
• Lake Forest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
  • Lake Forest is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Forest <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Huntington Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huntington Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huntington Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntington Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntington Beach. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Huntington Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huntington Beach ...

Looking for more information about Huntington Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Huntington Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Huntington Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Huntington Beach: www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/