Huntington Beach, California

Huntington Beach is a city in Orange County, California, in the United States. It was first called Pacific City, and in 1903 it was renamed in honor of the American businessman Henry E. Huntington. The 2020 United States census counted 198,711 residents, which made it the fourth most populous city in Orange County, the most populous beach city in the county, and the seventh most populous city in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan statistical area. It lies 35 miles (56 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles and borders Seal Beach, Westminster, Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach, as well as the Pacific Ocean and the Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area. The city has a 9.5-mile (15.3 km) stretch of sandy beach, a mild climate and conditions considered ideal for surfing, which give it a strong beach culture and the nickname Surf City.