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Welcome to Surfside ...

Surfside is located in Orange County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Surfside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1943.

Surfside is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Surfside: (562)

The ZIP code for Surfside: 90743<3>

Websites for Surfside ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities Also Named Surfside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Surfside - they are located in Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Surfside ...

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

  • Long Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anaheim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Ana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Irvine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Huntington Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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)
  • Orange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Costa Mesa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Surfside. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Surfside.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Surfside. 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 Surfside.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Surfside ...

Looking for more information about Surfside? 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 Surfside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Surfside.

Adding Surfside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Surfside 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 Surfside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Surfside post office opened in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Surfside.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Surfside. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Surfside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Surfside). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Surfside or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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