Welcome to Sunset Beach ...

Sunset Beach is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunset Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Sunset Beach: Sunset Bch.

Sunset Beach is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Sunset Beach lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sunset Beach is within the (562) area code.

The ZIP code for Sunset Beach: 90742<3>

Websites for Sunset Beach ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities Also Named Sunset Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Sunset Beach: This one is located in Orange County and the other is located in Santa Cruz County.

Beyond California, there are 30 communities that are also named Sunset Beach - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, Florida (2), Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan (2), New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (5), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Washington (5), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunset Beach.

Communities near Sunset Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sunset Beach.

• Long Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Anaheim
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <4>
• Santa Ana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana
  • Santa Ana is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Ana <4>
• Irvine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
• Huntington Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Beach
  • Huntington Beach is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Beach <4>
• Garden Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
  • Garden Grove is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden Grove <4>
• Torrance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <4>
• Fullerton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <4>
• Orange
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Costa Mesa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costa Mesa
  • Costa Mesa is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Costa Mesa <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sunset Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunset Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sunset Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Sunset Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset Beach ...

Looking for more information about Sunset Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sunset Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sunset Beach.

Adding Sunset Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunset Beach in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sunset Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sunset Beach post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunset Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/