About Long Beach

• 5th most populated city in California
• 33rd most populated city in the United States
• 50 square miles
• Centrally located between Los Angeles and Orange County markets
• One of the busiest ports in the world
• One of the most convenient airports in the United States and West Coast hub for JetBlue Airways
• Accessible by four major freeways
• Manufacturing headquarters of the Boeing C-17 Globemaster
• Home to Sea Launch, the world's only ocean-based satellite launch services company
• Major downtown Convention and Entertainment Center
• West Coast hub for Carnival Cruise Lines
• More than 4,000 residential units recently completed or under construction in Downtown Long Beach
• Six new shopping centers opened during the past four years
• Home to three major hospitals
• Year-round outdoor recreational activities
• Yearly average 333 days of sunshine
• Home of the Queen Mary, Aquarium of the Pacific, the Museum of Latin American Art, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra and numerous other entertainment and art-related venues
• Headquarters to the 23-school California State University system
• Epson America's U.S. Headquarters