Seal Beach, California
Seal Beach, California | |
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Historic Mission Revival Seal Beach City Hall | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Seal Beach within Orange County, California. | |
Seal Beach Location within Greater Los Angeles Seal Beach Location in California Seal Beach Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′33″N 118°4′57″W / 33.75917°N 118.08250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | October 27, 1915 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council/city manager |
| • Mayor | Lisa Landau |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Nathan Steele |
| • City Council | Joe Kalmick Ben Wong Patty Senecal |
| • City Manager | Patrick Gallegos |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.80 sq mi (30.56 km2) |
| • Land | 11.27 sq mi (29.19 km2) |
| • Water | 0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2) 4.51% |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,242 |
| • Density | 2,240/sq mi (864.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 90740 |
| Area code | 562 |
| FIPS code | 06-70686 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661416, 2411851 |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Anaheim Landing |
| Reference no. | 219 |
Seal Beach is a coastal city in Orange County, California, United States. It was originally known as Bay City before it was incorporated into Orange County under its current name on October 24, 1911. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,242, up from 24,168 at the 2010 census.
Seal Beach is located in the westernmost corner of Orange County. To the northwest, just across the border with Los Angeles County, lies the city of Long Beach and the adjacent San Pedro Bay. To the southeast are Huntington Harbour, a neighborhood of Huntington Beach, and Sunset Beach, also part of Huntington Beach. To the east lie the city of Westminster and the neighborhood of West Garden Grove, part of the city of Garden Grove. To the north lie the unincorporated community of Rossmoor and the city of Los Alamitos. A majority of the city's acreage is devoted to the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach military base.