Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:42 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:53 am – 4:47 pm
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People24,254 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.612,642 householdsMedian household income $85,347Median home value $484,100Median rent $2,652 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,107 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 9,066 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 13%, finance, insurance and real estate 9%Average commute 29 minutes67% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages51% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, Spanish 7%, Korean 4%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%9% 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, 6 mi away; snow from Santa Ana Fire Stn
Nearby landmarksBolsa Avenue Public Use Trailtrailhead · 1.0 miDiscovery Trailtrailhead · 1.0 miAnaheim Baybay · 1.8 miSurfside Beachbeach · 2.1 miCalifornia State University - Long Beachcollege · 3.1 miLanding Hillpeak · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGum Grove Parkpark · 1.2 miBolsa Chica State Beachstate park · 3.9 mi · 130 acresLos Alamitos Youth Baseball Fieldsrecreation area · 3.1 miRancho Los Alamitos Historic Sitehistoric site · 2.4 miBolsa Chica Ecological Reservestate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 118 acresHuntington State Beachstate park · 9.7 mi · 116 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,366 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970183 of magnitude 4+, 18 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.7 on 17 Jan 199441 mi away, Northridge, CaliforniaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Sep 202634 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 home91% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Seal Beachserves 24,937 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation14 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center3.0 miPost officeSeal Beach Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSeal Beach City Hall2.0 miPoliceOrange County Sheriff's Department Harbor Patrol - Sunset Harbor1.8 miFire stationSeal Beach Naval Weapons Station Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryMcGaugh Elementary School1.4 miElementaryHopkinson Elementary School2.0 miCollegeCalifornia State University - Long Beach3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLong Beach International Airport LGB6.2 miInterstateI-4051.6 miUS highwayUS 10121 miAmtrakFullerton, CA FUL12 miLight rail1st Street Station - Long Beach & 1st EntranceMetro6.7 miCoachLong Beach CA (LBC)FlixBus6.8 miTransit11 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 90740 ZIP area.
