Town guide

Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, home to about 455,548 people across 51 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 90802, 90803, 90804, 90805, 90806, 90807, 90808, 90810, 90813, 90814, 90815, 90822, 90831 and 90840, and parts of 90755 are in Long Beach too.

Homes sold for a median of $571 per square foot across 11 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 7 of 11 were seller’s markets.

Population455,5488,983 per sq mi

Median home value$806,600Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$571Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking39%Median of 11 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Long Beach

15 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Long Beach, CA90802 Buyer’s market $555/sq ft −7.1% vs. last year 6.4 months of supply · 20% sold over asking Competition 37/100

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Long Beach, CA90803 Seller’s market $724/sq ft −4.8% vs. last year 3.4 months of supply · 19% sold over asking Competition 42/100

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Long Beach, CA90804 Balanced $568/sq ft −4.3% vs. last year 4 months of supply · 31% sold over asking Competition 52/100

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Long Beach, CA90805 Seller’s market $536/sq ft −6.6% vs. last year 3.1 months of supply · 41% sold over asking Competition 65/100

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Long Beach, CA90806 Balanced $571/sq ft +6.4% vs. last year 4.8 months of supply · 45% sold over asking Competition 64/100

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Long Beach, CA90807 Seller’s market $644/sq ft +2.5% vs. last year 3.2 months of supply · 44% sold over asking Competition 73/100

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Long Beach, CA90808 Seller’s market $730/sq ft +2.3% vs. last year 1.8 months of supply · 39% sold over asking Competition 76/100

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Long Beach, CA90810 Seller’s market $529/sq ft −0.3% vs. last year 2.3 months of supply · 50% sold over asking Competition 78/100

Mostly Long Beach; also Carson and Los Angeles

Long Beach, CA90813 Buyer’s market $508/sq ft +10.6% vs. last year 6.6 months of supply · 31% sold over asking Competition 46/100

Mostly Long Beach; also Los Angeles

Long Beach, CA90814 Seller’s market $602/sq ft −7.0% vs. last year 3.6 months of supply · 25% sold over asking Competition 48/100

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Long Beach, CA90815 Seller’s market $744/sq ft +8.6% vs. last year 2.1 months of supply · 42% sold over asking Competition 75/100

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Long Beach, CA90822Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Long Beach, CA90831Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Long Beach, CA90840Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Signal Hill, CA90755 Seller’s market $487/sq ft +3.4% vs. last year 3.3 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 52/100

Mostly Signal Hill; part is in Long Beach

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Long Beach at a glance

City · Los Angeles County, CA

Population	455,5488,983 per square mile
Land area	51 square milesplus 27 of water
Median household income	$87,430average $116,368
Median home value	$806,600as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,871/month
Homes lived in by owners	41%
Single-family houses	41% of homes
Median year built	1959
Average household	2.60 people
Median age	37.1
Average commute	30 minutes16% work from home
Adults with a degree	36%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Long Beach

Distances

Nearest major airport	Long Beach International Airport (LGB)1 mile away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Santa Ana, CA17 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Los Angeles, CA21 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Long Beach; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Long Beach

U.S. Representative · California’s 42nd DistrictRobert Garcia (D)
U.S. Representative · California’s 44th DistrictNanette Diaz Barragán (D)
U.S. SenatorAdam B. Schiff (D)
U.S. SenatorAlex Padilla (D)
GovernorGavin Newsom (D)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataRex Richardson

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Long Beach had 466,742 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 7th largest of 1,563 towns in California by population.

Los Angeles County grew from 170,298 residents in 1900 to 10,014,009 in 2020.

Los Angeles County, 1900–2020

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 47°F. About 12.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Long Beach Daugherty Fld, CA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Los Angeles County

3,987,736 jobs at 304,988 businesses in Los Angeles County. The biggest industries by employees:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

7,235 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Long Beach’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Long Beach1.6 miles
Memorial Care Miller Children's & Women's Hosp LbChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Long Beach1.6 miles
College Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Long Beach1.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	594
Specialist doctors	926
Dentists	376
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	901
Mental health providers	3,702
Physical and occupational therapists	484
Optometrists	93
Chiropractors	159
Pharmacies	120

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Long Beach

Parks (132 nearby)

El Dorado East Regional Park · 447 acres4.2 mi
El Dorado Park West · 271 acres3.7 mi
Recreation Park · 179 acres2.4 mi
Colorado Lagoon Park · 42 acres2.8 mi
Heartwell Park · 39 acres3.2 mi
Shoreline Aquatic Park · 38 acres3.6 mi

Grocery stores (54 nearby)

Food 4 Less0.7 mi
Ralphs1.5 mi
Phnom Penh New Market1.6 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.6 mi

Pharmacies (32 nearby)

AHF Pharmacy1.3 mi
Avira's Pharmacy1.4 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.5 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.6 mi

Libraries (19 nearby)

Signal Hill Public Library0.9 mi
Burnett Public Library1.6 mi
Dana Library1.8 mi
Mark Twain Library1.8 mi
Brewitt Library1.9 mi

Museums (5 nearby)

Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum2.5 mi
Museum of Latin American Art2.5 mi
Long Beach Museum of Art3.0 mi
Long Beach Lifeguard Museum3.4 mi
Rancho Los Alamitos3.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues (13 nearby)

Long Beach Playhouse2.2 mi
LB Playhouse2.2 mi
Musical Theatre West (office)2.4 mi
Amphitheatre2.5 mi
The Garage Theater2.7 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1888.

Colleges and universities

California State University
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach City College

Sports teams

Motor City Cruise American Basketball Association

Notable people born here

Nicolas Cage (1964) · American actor (born 1964)
Snoop Dogg (1971) · American rapper (born 1971)
Billie Jean King (1943) · American tennis player (born 1943)
Russell Westbrook (1988) · American basketball player (born 1988)
Bo Derek (1956) · American actress
Shane Dawson (1988) · American Internet personality (born 1988)
Sally Kellerman (1937) · American actress (1937–2022)
Michelle Phillips (1944) · American singer and actress

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Long Beach

Public schools here are run by Long Beach Unified, Paramount Unified, Los Angeles Unified and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (78)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Addams ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	717	Public	3.6 mi
Barton ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	418	Public	2.9 mi
Birney ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	501	Public	2.3 mi
Bixby ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	548	Public	1.8 mi
Bobbie Smith ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	635	Public	1.6 mi
Bryant ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	364	Public	1.8 mi
Burbank ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	538	Public	2.3 mi
Burcham ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	412	Public	2.4 mi
Captain Raymond CollinsLong Beach	K–5	522	Public	4.2 mi
Carver ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	562	Public	1.9 mi
Chavez ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	312	Public	3.5 mi
Cubberley K-8Long Beach	K–8	951	Public	3.4 mi
Dominguez ElementaryCarson	K–5	450	Public	3.7 mi
Dooley ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	662	Public	3.5 mi
Edison ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	426	Public	3.2 mi
Emerson Parkside AcademyLong Beach	K–5	356	Public	3.1 mi
Fremont ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	451	Public	2.6 mi
Gant ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	657	Public	2.6 mi
Garfield ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	536	Public	3.1 mi
Grant ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	951	Public	4.6 mi
Harte ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	749	Public	3.7 mi
HenryLong Beach	K–5	796	Public	3.2 mi
HudsonLong Beach	K–5	224	Public	3.5 mi
Jenny Oropeza ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	519	Public	2.7 mi
Kettering ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	348	Public	3.9 mi
King ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	598	Public	5.3 mi
Lafayette ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	827	Public	2.1 mi
Lincoln ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	742	Public	2.0 mi
Longfellow ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	904	Public	1.9 mi
Los Cerritos ElementaryLong Beach	K–5	453	Public	2.7 mi

And 48 more.

Private schools (27)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Bethany Baptist ElementaryLong Beach	Pre-K–8	229	Baptist	1.7 mi
Gethsemane Baptist Christian SchoolLong Beach	Pre-K–12	72	Baptist	4.1 mi
Huntington AcademyLong Beach	Pre-K–5	46	Nonsectarian	1.7 mi
Lakewood Christian SchoolsLong Beach	Pre-K–8	369	Baptist	3.1 mi
Los Altos Grace SchoolLong Beach	Pre-K–4	117	Christian (no specific denomination)	3.3 mi
Maple Village Waldorf SchoolLong Beach	Pre-K–8	125	Nonsectarian	2.4 mi
Marina MontessoriLong Beach	Pre-K–K	10	Nonsectarian	1.2 mi
Montessori Childrens HouseLong Beach	Pre-K–4	20	Nonsectarian	2.5 mi
Montessori School-EurekaLong Beach	Pre-K–K	2	Nonsectarian	3.0 mi
Oaktree PreschoolLong Beach	Pre-K–K	8	Other religious	1.4 mi
Oakwood AcademyLong Beach	Pre-K–5	51	Other religious	2.2 mi
Our Lady of Refuge SchoolLong Beach	Pre-K–8	140	Roman Catholic	1.7 mi
Pacific Baptist SchoolLong Beach	Pre-K–12	129	Baptist	2.3 mi
St Barnabas Parish SchoolLong Beach	Pre-K–8	276	Roman Catholic	1.9 mi
St Cornelius ElementaryLong Beach	Pre-K–8	273	Roman Catholic	2.2 mi
The Muse AcademyLong Beach	Pre-K–K	11	Nonsectarian	1.8 mi
First Baptist Church SchoolLong Beach	TK–12	101	Baptist	2.6 mi
St Athanasius Elementary SchoolLong Beach	TK–8	97	Roman Catholic	3.6 mi
St Cyprian Elementary SchoolLong Beach	TK–8	309	Roman Catholic	3.0 mi
St Lucy SchoolLong Beach	TK–8	156	Roman Catholic	3.3 mi
United Faith Community Day Care CenterLong Beach	TK–2	11	Pentecostal	5.7 mi
Bethany Lutheran SchoolLong Beach	K–8	186	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	3.0 mi
St Anthony Parish SchoolLong Beach	K–8	167	Roman Catholic	2.6 mi
Westerly School of Long BeachLong Beach	K–8	177	Nonsectarian	0.2 mi
Success Work College Preparatory AcademyLong Beach	2–11	7	Nonsectarian	1.6 mi
Beach Cities Learning Long BeachLong Beach	6–12	31	Nonsectarian	2.4 mi
St Anthony High SchoolLong Beach	9–12	431	Roman Catholic	2.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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