Long Beach is a city situated in Southern {{California}}, on the {{Pacific coast}} of the {{United States}}.
Long Beach is a city situated in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 38th-largest city in the nation and the sixth-largest in California. As of January 1, 2009, its estimated population was 492,682. In addition, Long Beach is the second largest city within the Los Angeles metropolitan area and a principle city of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area.