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Seal Beach and its beautiful beaches and pleasant weather attracts more than 2,000,000 visitors each year making recreation an important factor in the local economy in this otherwise residential community. To accommodate visitors Seal Beach maintains a municipal pier, a beach park, and a skate park.
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Seal Beach Culture
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Lifeguard Tryouts
Our tryout date for Ocean Lifeguards is the 3rd Saturday in May, check-in at 8 AM @ Lifeguard Headquarters. Must have a valid California Drivers License and diploma or GED equivalent. If under 18, a parent must sign the waiver of liability. Forms and information available at Lifeguard Headquarters (562) 430-2613.
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Seal Beach Education
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Seal Beach is served by the Los Alamitos district which has established itself with a strong academic record. Overall the schools rank in the 8Oth and 90th percentiles for the state of California. Within the City of Seal Beach there is one elementary school (McGaugh Elementary).
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Seal Beach History
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Seal Beach was incorporated in 1917 and became a charter city in 1964. It is located on the coast of northwestern Orange County encompassing 11.97 square miles. Neighboring communities include Huntington Beach, Westminster, Los Alamitos and Long Beach.
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Seal Beach Housing
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Seal Beach offers prospective home buyers a diverse variety of housing opportunities, whether it be a country-club development or beach-front cottage. North of the naval base and Interstate 405 you will find a country club subdivision with one and two-story homes built in the last 20 years. The homes are well-maintained, attractive and nicely landscaped, and residents have access to three small parks within the neighborhood. Next to this community is Leisure World, a popular, gated senior citizen community of approximately 7-10,000 persons. Here residents have access to a golf course, library, and numerous senior activities. On the southwest of Seal Beach is the old town, bisected by Pacific Coast Highway, which offers a combination of one, two, three and four bedrooms homes, many of which are custom built to the owner's personal style. A few of these include Moorish, colonial, and olde English with gables, but no matter what how the home is designed, home owner's make sure they are in the best of condition and eye-catching to neighbors and visitors alike. On the opposite side of the highway, next to the ocean, you will find a blend of apartments, condos and homes. Of the homes, many have been remodeled with striking features and architecture, only adding to the area's value and appeal.
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Seal Beach Lifestyle
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Seal Beach is a quaint seaside community on the northern most border of Orange County. Located at the mouth of Alamitos Bay, it provides access for boats and yachts entering the Pacific Ocean from Huntington Harbor. Old Town Seal Beach features shady, tree-lined Main Street, a beautiful beach and pier. Fishing is permitted from the pier. Visitors can stroll along several city blocks of Main Street beginning at the pier and enjoy restaurants, gift shops, foreign films, surf, kite and bicycle shops and a tea room.
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Seal Beach Recreation
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Recreation is varied and abundant in Seal Beach with the focus of attraction being the municipal pier. The main beach provides one mile of white sandy beaches attracting nearly one million tourists per year. Surfside provides an additional 3/4 of a mile of sandy beach. There is one private golf course, an Army golf course, 7 tennis courts, and along with 13 public parks.
Shopping is available to residents through many neighborhood shopping centers - Old Town's Main Street, Bay City Center, Shore Village Center, Zoeter Plaza, Von's Pavilion Center, Rossmoor Shopping Center, and the Leisure World Center.
http://www.ci.seal-beach.ca.us/parksandrec/listing.html
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