Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:42 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:52 am – 4:47 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 80°F, lows 67°FColdest month December: highs 67°F, lows 48°F11 in of rain a year, on about 19 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare13 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Santa Ana John Wayne Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Newport Beach Harbor
Nearby landmarksCA State Parks Trailheadtrailhead · 1.4 miNewport Beachbeach · 4.8 miCoastline College - Newport Beachcollege · 2.8 miHuntington City Beachbeach · 1.8 miSanta Ana Riverriver · 2.3 miOrange Coast Collegecollege · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHuntington State Beachstate park · 1.4 mi · 116 acresBolsa Chica State Beachstate park · 2.7 mi · 73 acresEdison Parkpark · under a mileGisler Parkpark · under a mileBolsa Chica Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 3.9 mi · 1,218 acresUpper Newport Bay Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 505 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes920 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970103 of magnitude 4+, 12 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.9 on 1 Oct 198728 mi away, The 1987 Whittier Narrows, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Sep 202628 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighOrange County, CA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsEarthquake Very HighRiver flooding Very HighWildfire Relatively HighLandslide Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality38% of days had good air in 2025138 of 365 days measured214 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 159main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Orange County monitors, CA
Drinking waterCity of Huntington Beachserves 201,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOrange Coast Medical Center2.8 miPost officeIda Jean Haxton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHuntington Beach City Hall2.2 miPoliceHuntington Beach Police Department2.2 miFire stationHuntington Beach Fire Department Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools8 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 4 otherMiddleSowers Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaints Simon and Jude Catholic Schoolunder a mileSchoolHuntington Christian Schoolunder a mileCollegeCoastline College - Newport Beach2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Wayne Orange County International Airport SNA5.8 miInterstateI-4053.0 miUS highwayUS 10130 miAmtrakSanta Ana, CA SNA9.0 miRailSanta AnaMetrolink9.0 miCoachIrvine West PeltasonFlixBus7.0 miTransit40 stops within a mileOrange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 92605 ZIP area.
