Huntington beach is a seaside city located 40 miles south of Los Angeles and provides easy access to Long Beach and all of Orange county. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, Seal Beach on the north, Costa Mesa on the south, Westminster on the northeast, and by Fountain Valley on the east. Known worldwide as Surf City US, Huntington Beach boasts eight and a half miles of scenic, accessible beachfront, the largest stretch of uninterrupted beachfront on the West Coast. Mild climate year round makes Huntington a popular place to play, relax or just experience beach culture. Nearly 200,000 people call Huntington beach home. The New York Post picked Huntington Beach as one of the top 5 American destinations for teenagers and their parents. Huntington includes several distinct real estate areas including Huntington Harbour, a relatively affluent housing tract created around a artificial harbor.
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Huntington has become a desirable tourism spot with 11 million visitors flocking to the city during the summer, on weekends and for special events. Huntington Beach features one of the largest recreational piers in the world, public parks, riding stables and equestrian trails, a marina, and a wildlife preserve, and an eight-mile biking, inline skating, jogging, and walking trail along the ocean. The crown jewel of the recreation system is the wide expanse of beautiful and spacious beaches, where large crowds gather to watch professional sporting events as the U.S. Open of Surfing, AVP Pro Beach Volleyball and the Surf City USA Marathon. |
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Qualify of life in Huntington Beach is good, and has a reputation as one of the ten safest cities by City Crime Rankings and the quality of the community services offered to its citizens. The Huntington Beach Art Center and the Huntington Beach Playhouse provide a wide variety of fine arts, and the excellent library system and numerous museums provide a strong cultural foundation. The educational system, with five city high schools and 35 elementary schools, is excellent. Huntington Beach is home to Golden West Community College. It is also a short distance to UC Irvine, Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Fullerton.
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