ZIP Code 90740

As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,242, up from 24,168 at the 2010 census. A majority of the city's acreage is devoted to the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach military base. The Joy Zone, a beach-side amusement park built in 1916, was the first in Orange County. The town's location on two Bays with many bootleg liquor, its location on the county line, allowed it to become a popular place for rumrunners and then gamblers. From 1928 to 1939, the town had as many as six gambling establishments on Main Street. Seal Beach is home to one of Southern California's most famous gambling ships (Johanna Smith, Isle of Rose Isle, SS Tango, Mt. Baker) The town is just over the line from Long Beach, California, the site of the famous gambling ship, the SS Caliente, which operated off the coast of Seal Beach for over 20 years. The city is located in the westernmost corner of Orange County, just across the border with Los Angeles County. To the northwest lies the city of Long Beach and the adjacent San Pedro Bay. The east lie the city. of Westminster and the neighborhood of West Garden Grove, part of the. city of Garden Grove. The north lie the unincorporated community of Rossmoor and the cityof Los Alamitos. The southeast are Huntington Harbour, a neighborhood of Huntington Beach, and Sunset Beach, also part of Huntington. Beach.

History

Anaheim Landing was established by farmers and merchants in the newly settled town of Anaheim who wanted a closer, more convenient port to ship the wine they were growing. The site of Anaheim Landing is now registered as a California Historical Landmark. The Joy Zone, a beach-side amusement park built in 1916, was the first in Orange County. During World War II, the U.S. Navy purchased most of the land around Anaheim Landing to construct the United States Naval Weapons Station for loading, unloading, storing and storing ammunition for the Pacific Fleet, especially those home-ported in Long Beach and San Diego. The town's location on two Bays with many inlets to offload bootleg liquor, its small police department, and its location on the county line, allowed it to become a popular place for rumrunners and then gamblers. With gambling being a misdemeanor, the trials were held in the Seal Beach's municipal court's jury never returned a guilty verdict, to the dismay of Orange County officials. But around 1941 Seal Beach was filled by a former police detective named William L. Robertson, who filled the void left by the gambling ship's absence. With closure of the Concord Weapons Station, Seal Beach has become the primary source of munitions for a majority of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet. The majority of US Navy warships in Northern California are now based in San Diego and San Francisco. The city is now home to the California National Guard, the California Air National Guard and the California State Guard.

Geography

Seal Beach is located at 33°4533N 118°457W (33.759283, -118.082396).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.0 square miles (34 km²) Seal Beach is bounded by the CDP of Rossmoor and the city of Los Alamitos to the north, the West Garden Grove neighborhood and city of Westminster to the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Seal Beach has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) with Mediterranean characteristics. The city is located in the San Diego County, California, United States, and has a population of 2,827. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the city's population to be 2,715. It has a land area of 11.3 square miles, 1.8 square miles of it is water, and 13.45 square miles is land. It is located on the coast of the Pacific coast of California, about 30 miles south of Los Angeles. The town has a climate of BSh, with Mediterranean-like characteristics. It was named after the town of Seal Beach, where the first European settlers arrived in the 17th century. It also has a name for the town's main street, which is called "Seal Avenue" The city's name is derived from the word "seal", which means "sea" or "beach" in Spanish.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Seal Beach had a population of 24,168. The racial makeup of Seal Beach was 20,154 (83.4%) White (76.9% Non-Hispanic White), 279 (1.2%) African American, 65 (0.3%) Native American, 2,309 (9.6%) Asian, 58 (0,2%) Pacific Islander, 453 (1,9%) from other races, and 850 (3.5%) from two or more races. There were 14,558 housing units at an average density of 1,116.4 per square mile (431.0/km²), of which 9,713 were owner-occupied, and 3,304 were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate is 4.4%. The median household income of $51,242, with 9.9 per cent of the population living below the federal poverty line, was in 2009-2013. The average household size was 1.84, with 5,962 families (45.8% of all households) making up the majority of the city's population. The median age was 57.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.8 males. The city has a population density of 2,099.5 inhabitants per squaremile (810.3/km 2). The city's median age is 54.5 years, with 4,076 people (16.9%) aged 25 to 44, 6,513 people (26.9) aged 45 to 64, and 9,252 people (38.3) aged 65 and older.

Economy

The major employer in Seal Beach is Boeing, employing roughly 1,000 people. Its facility was originally built to manufacture the second stage of the Saturn V rocket for NASA's Apollo manned space flight missions to the Moon and for the Skylab program. Boeing Homeland Security & Services (airport security, etc.) is based in Seal beaches. Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems (satellite systems and classified programs) is headquartered in Seal beach. According to the city's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Boeing, Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems, and Boeing Defense, Space and Security Services (DSS). The city's unemployment rate is 3.7%. The city has a population of 1.2 million people, the lowest rate in the state of California. The unemployment rate for the city is 2.9%. The economy has been growing at a rate of about 1.5 percent per year. The economy is expected to grow at about 2.5 per cent over the next five years. The city is home to some of the world's largest private companies, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman. It is also home to the U.S. Air Force Academy, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the California Institute of Space Studies (CSL). It is the only city in California with a population over 1 million people. It has a high percentage of people living in or near the San Diego area, with more than 100,000 residents living in and around Seal Beach.

Arts and culture

The Lions Club Pancake Breakfast in April and its Fish Fry (started in 1943) in July are two of the biggest events in Seal Beach. The Taste for Los Al, which since 2001 has been benefitting activities at Los Alamitos High School, takes place every October and has one of the largest silent auctions in the nation. The Red Car Museum features a restored Pacific Electric Railway Red Car. The Balboa Line once passed through Seal Beach going south to the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach. Three endangered species, the Ridgway's light-footed rail, the California least tern, and the Belding's Savannah sparrow, can be found nesting in the refuge. The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is located on part of the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, but access is limited and usually restricted to once-a-month tours. The Bay Theatre, which was a popular venue for independent film and revival screenings, was closed in 2012 but was purchased in 2017 by Paul Dunlap who is currently restoring it. There is a Christmas Parade in December along with Santa and the Reindeer. Also in the fall is the Kite Festival in September. The record label Mash Down Babylon Records was founded by Matt Embree, lead vocalist and guitarist in the Seal Beach-based progressive rock/post-hardcore band RX Bandits. There has been a Rough Water Swim the same weekend as the Fish Fry since the 1960s, and a Classic Car Show in April.

Recreation

The second longest wooden pier in California (the longest is in Oceanside) is located in Seal Beach and is used for fishing and sightseeing. The pier has periodically suffered severe damage due to storms and other mishaps, requiring extensive reconstruction. A plaque at the pier's entrance memorializes Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, 1938, Project No. 1723-F, a rebuilding necessitated by storms in 1935. Another plaque honors the individuals, businesses, and groups who helped rebuild the pier after a storm on March 2, 1983, tore away several sections. A "Save the Pier" group formed in response to an initial vote by the City Council not to repair the pier. The ensuing outcry of dismay among residents caused the Council to reverse its stance while claiming the city lacked the necessary funds. Residents mobilized and eventually raised $2.3 million from private and public donors to rebuild the Pier. Classic longboard builders in the area include Harbour Surfboards, established in 1959, in Seal Beach. Surfing locations in Seal beach include the Seal Beach pier and the river-"Stingray Bay" (or Ray Bay), the surfer's nickname for the mouth of the San Gabriel River. The stingrays are attracted by the heated water from several upstream powerplants. The city of Seal Beach has one of the largest populations of surfers in the United States, with more than 100,000 people per year using the pier as a surf spot. In the summer, surfers use the pier to surf.

Government and politics

Seal Beach's municipal jail offers a pay for stay program in which offenders who would normally go to county jails could stay at Seal Beach's jail for a price. The city is administered under a council-manager form of government, and is governed by a five-member city council serving four-year alternating terms. The mayor and mayor pro tempore are chosen by and from the council. Seal Beach is in California's 48th congressional district, represented by Republican Michelle Steel. In the California State Legislature, Seal Beach is in the 34th Senate District, and in the 72nd Assembly District, represented by Republicans Janet Nguyen and Tom Umberg. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Seal beach is in California's 48th district, represented by Democrat Michelle Steel, and 72nd District, representing Republican Janet Nguyen. Seal Beach has a population of 2,816. The City of Seal Beach was founded in 1868. The current mayor and city council members were elected in 1978. The first mayor was elected in 1980. The last mayor was re-elected in 1994. The council has a vote of no confidence in the mayor, and the current mayor has a no-confidence in the city council, as well as the mayor protempore, who has a two-year term of office. The city's mayor is chosen by the council for a four year alternating term, and has a term of four years.

Education

Seal Beach once had its own elementary school district and sent its older children to Huntington Beach or Marina High School. Since the early 1980s it has been part of the Los Alamitos Unified School District. Younger students (K-5) go to McGaugh Elementary School, Hopkinson Elementary School and Rossmoor Elementary. In 2000, the community lost the Orange County High School of the Arts to Santa Ana, where it is now located. Students in grades 68 attend either Oak Middle School or McAuliffe Middle School. High school students go to Los Alam itos High School, which is a Gold Ribbon School. The community lost its own high school in 2000 when it lost its share of the Orange county High School for the Arts. The school district suffered a major blow when the district lost its only high school, which was located in Santa Ana. The district also lost the community's only junior high, which has been located in Huntington Beach since the 1970s. The high school district was once part of Huntington Beach Union High School District, but now it is in the Santa Ana school district, where the high school is located. It has been in the same district since the 1960s and is now in the Los Angeles Unified School district, which also includes the city of Los Angeles and parts of San Diego and Orange County. It was once a separate school district but has since been absorbed into the Los Albany unified district, which includes the City of Los Aranos.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Seal Beach, Orange County, California = 4.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 65. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Seal Beach = 5.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 25,242 individuals with a median age of 57.6 age the population grows by 0.93% in Seal Beach, Orange County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,100 residents per square mile of area (830/km²). There are average 1.86 people per household in the 12,994 households with an average household income of $57,199 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.10% of the available work force and has dropped -5.08% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.74%. The number of physicians in Seal Beach per 100,000 population = 253.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Seal Beach = 12.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 34. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 274. 80 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 45.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 53, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Seal Beach, Orange County, California which are owned by the occupant = 69.33%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 42 years with median home cost = $737,750 and home appreciation of -4.32%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.36 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,918 per student. There are 23.5 students for each teacher in the school, 7166 students for each Librarian and 1414 students for each Counselor. 7.77% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 23.44% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 14.33% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).