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Long Beach, CA

Long Beach, California
Charter city
City of Long Beach
Images from top, left to right: Long Beach skyline from Bluff Park, RMS Queen Mary, Aquarium of the Pacific Blue Cavern exhibit, TTI Terminal at Port of Long Beach, Villa Riviera, Metro Blue Line, Long Beach Lighthouse
Images from top, left to right: Long Beach skyline from Bluff Park, RMS Queen Mary, Aquarium of the Pacific Blue Cavern exhibit, TTI Terminal at Port of Long Beach, Villa Riviera, Metro Blue Line, Long Beach Lighthouse
Flag of Long Beach, California
Flag
Official seal of Long Beach, California
Seal
Nickname(s): "Aquatic Capital of America"
Motto: "The International City"
Location within Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California
Location within Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California
Long Beach, California is located in the US
Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°46′6″N 118°11′44″W / 33.76833°N 118.19556°W / 33.76833; -118.19556Coordinates: 33°46′6″N 118°11′44″W / 33.76833°N 118.19556°W / 33.76833; -118.19556
Country  United States
State  California
County

Los Angeles


CSA Los Angeles-Long Beach
MSA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
Incorporated December 13, 1897
Government
 • Type Council-manager
 • Mayor Robert Garcia
 • City council Jeannine Pearce
Lena Gonzalez
Suzie Price
Dee Andrews
Stacy Mungo
Al Austin
Rex Richardson (Vice Mayor)
Roberto Uranga
 • City manager Patrick H. West
 • City auditor Laura L. Doud
 • City prosecutor Doug Haubert
Area
 • City 62.3 sq mi (133.223 km2)
 • Land 50.293 sq mi (130.259 km2)
 • Water 10.2 sq mi (2.964 km2)  2.22%
 • Metro 4,850.3 sq mi (12,562 km2)
Elevation 52 ft (16 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • City 510,000* (city census bureau)
 • Estimate (2015) 492,969
 • Rank 2nd in Los Angeles County
7th in California
36th in the United States
 • Metro 1,282,837
 • Metro density 260/sq mi (100/km2)
 • CSA 1,787,006
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 90801–90810, 90813–90815, 90822, 90831–90835, 90840, 90842, 90844, 90846–90848, 90853, 90895, 90899
Area code 562
FIPS code 06-43000
GNIS feature IDs 1652747, 2410866
Website www.longbeach.gov

Los Angeles

Long Beach is the 36th most populous city in the United States and the 7th most populous in California. It is located on the Pacific Coast of the United States, within the Greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257. Long Beach is the second largest city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, and the third largest in Southern California behind Los Angeles and San Diego.

The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city also maintains a progressively declining oil industry with minor wells located both directly beneath the city as well as offshore. Manufacturing sectors include those in aircraft, automotive parts, electronic equipment, audiovisual equipment, petrochemicals, precision metals and home furnishings.

Long Beach lies in the southeastern corner of Los Angeles County and borders Orange County. Downtown Long Beach is approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of Downtown Los Angeles, though the two cities share an official border for several miles.


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