Long Beach, California
About Long Beach
Long Beach, CA is a big city located in southeastern California counting 450,901 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 7th largest city in California and the 44th largest in the entire United States.
Officially, Long Beach is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 50.67 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 8,899 residents per square mile.
📰 Long Beach News Today
- Missing Southern California jet skier found 2.5 miles offshore KTLA · Aug 17
- Floating Nuclear Reactors Could Be Coming To Long Beach Port: Report Patch · Aug 18
- Port of Long Beach could bring new nuclear power to California for first time in 50 years Press Telegram · Aug 17
- 'A tsunami of homophobia.' How Long Beach public restrooms were once 'ground zero' for sex stings Los Angeles Times · Aug 15
- Woman’s screams for help trigger search for missing jet skier in Long Beach New York Post · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Long Beach Unique
- A top-25 city in California by population (#7 of 482 incorporated places).
- Ranked #44 in the United States by population.
- One of 7 places in the US named Long Beach — but the California one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in southeastern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Long Beach
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Long Beach
- 123 Pho — asian
- 4th Horseman — pizza
- AZN — asian
- Ammatoli
- Aroma di Roma — coffee shop (café)
- Baby Bros — pizza
- Blue Bird Haus — sushi
- Broadway Pizza & Grill — pizza
- Cinco de Mayo Restaurant — mexican
- Cocorenos — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Aquarium of the Pacific · Aquarium
- Long Beach Museum of Art · Museum
- Museum of Latin American Art · Museum
- B-427 Scorpion · Museum
- Dark Arts Emporium · Art gallery
- Grand Prix of Long Beach Finish Line · Attraction
- Grand Prix of Long Beach Podium · Attraction
- Iguana Import Gallery · Art gallery
- Long Beach Lifeguard Museum · Museum
- Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Long Beach
- Golden Shore Marine Biological Reserve Park reviews ★
- Peace Park reviews ★
- Valparaiso Plaza reviews ★
- Bayshore Park reviews ★
- Bixby Park reviews ★
- Bluff Park reviews ★
- Bouton Creek Park reviews ★
- California Recreation Center reviews ★
- Caroll Park West reviews ★
- Carroll Park reviews ★
- Cesar Chavez Park reviews ★
- Chestnut Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Long Beach
- Addams Elementary
- Bancroft Middle
- Barton Elementary
- Birney Elementary
- Bixby Elementary
- Bryant Elementary
- Burbank Elementary
- Clear Passage Educational Center
- College Bridge Academy
- Intellectual Virtues Academy
- Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach
- Long Beach Unified School District ROP
- The Education Corps
- We the People High
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- St Mary Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Va Long Beach Healthcare System ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- College Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating)
- Memorial Care Miller Children'S & Women'S Hosp Lb · Childrens
- Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.