Seal Beach, CA

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Seal Beach, California

Introduction to Seal Beach, California

Seal Beach, California, in Orange county, is 5 miles E of Long Beach, California. Part of the surrounding Orange County metro area, Seal Beach is home to some 24,157 residents.

Seal Beach History

Originally, the Seal Beach area was known as "Anaheim Landing", as it was a boat landing and seaside recreation area near the town of Anaheim. It came to be known as the Bay City in the 20th century, but when it was incorporated on October 25, 1915, the name was changed to Seal Beach. This was largely due to the presence of the seals that would swim the waters of this quaint seaside town. World War II saw the development of the United States Navy's Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach that was used for loading, unloading, and storing of ammunition for the Pacific Fleet.

Seal Beach and nearby Attractions

Seal Beach Pier
Bay Theatre
History of Tea Museum in Best of Times Tea Cottage and Hospitality Shop
Stingray Bay
National Wildlife Refuge
Old Ranch Country Club Private Golf Course

Things To Do In Seal Beach

Seal Beach has the second longest wooden pier in California that is used for fishing and sightseeing. Visitors can go surfing at the Stingray Bay that is at the mouth of the San Gabriel River. The Tea Cottage and Hospitality Shop houses a small museum that features displays of the 5,000 year history of tea and tea leaf reading in the Japanese tea garden. Visitors can also enjoy a round of golf at the 18-hole golf course in the Old Ranch Country Club. One can also enjoy foreign and unique films that are screened at the Old Town Theater and Bay Theater.

Seal Beach Transportation

The Orange County International Airport serves the area.

Seal Beach Higher Education

The nearest university is the California State University-Long Beach.

High Points

Seal Beach strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 10%
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 10%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 17%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Seal Beach, CA

Comparing Seal Beach to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Value
Nearest Large City	5 miles E of Long Beach, California
County	Orange
Standard Zip Codes	90740
Phone Area Codes	562
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	33.741
Longitude	-118.103

Station	LONG BEACH AP
Distance	5.8 miles
Jan Temp	46 to 68 F
Apr Temp	53 to 73 F
Jul Temp	65 to 83 F
Oct Temp	58 to 79 F
Annual Precip	12.9 inches

Station	SANTA ANA FIRE STATION
Distance	13.7 miles
Jan Temp	47 to 69 F
Apr Temp	52 to 74 F
Jul Temp	63 to 83 F
Oct Temp	58 to 80 F
Annual Precip	13.8 inches

Station	NEWPORT BEACH HARBOR
Distance	16 miles
Jan Temp	48 to 64 F
Apr Temp	54 to 66 F
Jul Temp	63 to 71 F
Oct Temp	59 to 71 F
Annual Precip	11.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	24,157	100%
Male	10,612	43.9%
Female	13,545	56.1%
Under 18	3,217	13.3%
18+	20,940	86.7%
65+	9,068	37.5%
Median Age	54.1
Average Family Size	2.65
White	21,477	88.9%
African-American	347	1.4%
Asian	1,386	5.7%
American Indian & Alaskan	73	0.3%
Other	309	1.3%
Mixed Race	522	2.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1,554	6.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	24,295
Growth	138
Growth %	0.6%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	20.3%
German	13%
English	11.8%
Irish	9.9%
Italian	5.9%
US/American	5.6%
Russian	2.6%
Polish	2.6%
Scottish	2.5%
Dutch	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	2.3%
Swedish	2%
Norwegian	2%
European	2%
Danish	1.9%
French (except Basque)	1.7%
Hungarian	1.1%
British	0.8%
French Canadian	0.8%
Portuguese	0.7%
Austrian	0.7%
Greek	0.7%
Welsh	0.5%
Canadian	0.5%
Iranian	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Czech	0.4%
Lebanese	0.4%
Eastern European	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Scandinavian	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Croatian	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
Latvian	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
Israeli	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Seal Beach	24,157	$72,071
Hawaiian Gardens	14,779	$31,840
Lakewood	79,345	$63,342
Long Beach	461,522	$40,002
Los Alamitos	11,536	$60,767
Signal Hill	9,333	$46,439
Westminster	88,207	$52,677

(As of 2005)
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