Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:42 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:53 am – 4:47 pm
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People23,805 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.08,478 householdsMedian household income $135,851Median home value $1,215,400Median rent $2,465 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,584 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 11,165 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 13%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 29 minutes71% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages53% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 11%, other Indo-European languages 2%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 83°F, lows 66°FColdest month December: highs 67°F, lows 47°F12 in of rain a year, on about 20 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare23 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Long Beach Daugherty Fld station, 5 mi away; snow from Santa Ana Fire Stn
Nearby landmarksTrident University Internationalcollege · 1.9 miCypress Collegecollege · 3.1 miBolsa Avenue Public Use Trailtrailhead · 3.7 miDiscovery Trailtrailhead · 3.8 miSignal Hillpeak · 5.8 miAlamitos Baybay · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLos Alamitos Youth Baseball Fieldsrecreation area · under a mileArbor Parkpark · 1.0 miOak Academy Parkpark · 1.1 miBolsa Chica State Beachstate park · 6.5 mi · 130 acresBolsa Chica Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 118 acresHuntington State Beachstate park · 11.8 mi · 116 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,472 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970197 of magnitude 4+, 19 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199440 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Sep 202637 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
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterIrvine Ranch Water Districtserves 444,800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation25 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUCI Health - Los Alamitosunder a milePost officeLos Alamitos Post Office1.0 miTown hallLos Alamitos City Hall1.0 miPoliceLos Alamitos Police Department1.0 miFire stationLos Alamitos Army Airfield Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 4 otherSchoolSaint Hedwig Schoolunder a mileElementaryLos Alamitos Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryRossmoor Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeTrident University International1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLong Beach International Airport LGB5.2 miInterstateI-6051.3 miUS highwayUS 10119 miAmtrakFullerton, CA FUL9.5 miRailBuena ParkMetrolink7.1 miCoachLong Beach Bus StationFlixBus7.3 miTransit29 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 90720 ZIP area.
