Long Beach, CA: Population, ZIP Codes & Nearby Cities

Looking for facts about Long Beach? It is a large incorporated city in Los Angeles County, California, with an estimated 462,628 people according to our dataset. It lies at 33.798°N, 118.168°W in Pacific time. The sections below cover its size, ZIP codes, neighbors and distances.

What are the key facts about Long Beach, CA?

What is the population of Long Beach, CA?

Long Beach has an estimated population of 462,628. That makes it the 12th largest of the 1,470 places we list in California, and the 2nd largest of 140 places in Los Angeles County. The typical place in California has about 3,379 residents, so Long Beach is many dozens of times larger than a typical place in the state.

Estimates for places of this size carry wider margins of error than those for big cities, so treat the figure as a guide to scale. Our guide to understanding city population numbers explains why sources disagree.

Places in California with a similar population include Murrieta (496,046), Oakland (433,031), Indio (417,059), Stockton (397,264), Oxnard (387,647). Comparing these pages is a quick way to see how Long Beach differs from communities of the same scale.

How dense is Long Beach?

Long Beach has about 9,125 people per square mile (3,523 per square kilometer), which we classify as an urban core. Within California, it is denser than about 95% of the listed places. Streets at this level typically mix apartment buildings, mixed-use blocks and frequent transit, and many errands can be done on foot. Read how to interpret population density to see how we draw these lines.

What ZIP codes does Long Beach use?

The postal data lists 23 ZIP codes for Long Beach: 90822, 90804, 90805, 90806, 90807, 90802, 90803, 90808, 90831, 90814, 90813, 90810, 90815, 90801, 90832, 90833, 90840, 90842, 90844, 90846, 90847, 90848, 90853. A long list like this is typical of a large city, where dozens of delivery areas, PO box codes and institutional codes sit inside the same municipality. Codes beginning with 9 are assigned to the Pacific states (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington). Learn more in our guide to how ZIP codes work or check any code with the ZIP code lookup.

What time zone is Long Beach in?

Long Beach is in the Pacific time zone, which is UTC−8 from Coordinated Universal Time in standard time (IANA zone America/Los_Angeles). The area observes daylight saving time, so clocks move forward in March and back in November. The nearest listed place in a different time zone is Somerton, AZ, about 217 miles away, which gives a sense of how far the nearest zone boundary may be. Current local time: see the Pacific time hub. For the rules behind these zones, read US time zones explained.

Where is Long Beach located in California?

Long Beach lies in the southern part of California, at 33.798° north latitude and 118.168° west longitude. The state capital, Sacramento, is about 377 miles to the northwest. The closest listed place in another state is Pahrump, NV, roughly 208 miles to the northeast, which shows how near Long Beach is to a state line. For big-city services, the nearest place with more than 100,000 people is Norwalk, CA, 9 miles to the northeast.

Which cities are near Long Beach, CA?

The closest listed place to Long Beach is Signal Hill, CA, 0.3 miles to the north. Of the eight nearest places below, 5 are in the same county. Distances are straight-line (great-circle) miles measured between place centers; see how distance is calculated.

Which county is Long Beach in?

Long Beach is in Los Angeles County, which has the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code 06037. The county contains 140 places in our data, 122 of which have their own page here and 18 smaller communities that appear only in county and state lists. Other places in the county include Los Angeles (12,750,807), Lancaster (343,304), Santa Clarita (312,446), Glendale (199,303), Palmdale (155,079). Codes like this one help separate places that share a name; see the guide to counties and FIPS codes.

How far is Long Beach from major US cities?

Among six major hubs, Long Beach is closest to Los Angeles, CA at about 26 miles and farthest from New York, NY at about 2,453 miles in a straight line. Road distances are usually 10 to 30 percent longer. Try the distance calculator for any other pair.

Are there other places called Long Beach?

Yes. Our data lists 6 other places named Long Beach: Long Beach, NY (33,454), Long Beach, MS (16,023), Long Beach, MD (2,143), Long Beach, WA (1,496), Long Beach, IN (1,158), Long Beach, MN (415). When you search for Long Beach, add the state or county so you land on the right one. This page covers the Long Beach in Los Angeles County, California.

Planning a move to Long Beach?

If you are weighing Long Beach, start with the practical numbers: how far it is from where you live, whether it changes your time zone, and how its size and density compare with your current city. Use the distance calculator to measure the trip from where you live. See the cities within 50 miles of Long Beach to understand the surrounding region. Our checklist for comparing cities explains what to check next.

Where to go next

Population and density come from a compiled dataset and are estimates. They may differ from official Census Bureau counts. Verify important figures at census.gov.