The city is known for its exceptional year-round golfing and offers three public and two private golf courses, some of which have ocean views. Whether you enjoy practicing your swing on a putting green or teeing off with friends for a relaxing round of golf, Newport Beach provides you with many options. Home to nearly 200 species of birds, many hikers, bikers, runners and bird watchers enjoy passing their time at this coastal wetland. Upper Newport Bay is one of the few remaining estuaries (where fresh and salt water meet) in Southern California. Sprawling across approximately 800 acres in Newport Beach is the Back Bay ecological reserve. In addition to relaxing on our beautiful beaches and strolling around our unique villages, there are numerous outdoor activities available to outdoor enthusiasts. Newport Beach has a vast number of leisure activities to choose from. The city’s tourism organization, Visit Newport Beach, Inc., is available to assist with any vacation planning such as group trips or conferences. We are conveniently located adjacent to John Wayne (Orange County) Airport, and 15 miles from the Disneyland Resort.
Our city also offers excellent affordable hotels and luxurybeach cottage rentals. Newport Beach is the home of two impressive five star hotels with fabulous banquet facilities. Many of the city’s shopping areas offer spectacular waterfront views for a truly unique experience. With nearly a dozen “neighborhood centers” featuring an array of family-run businesses, Newport Beach caters to both residents and visitors. Data updated January 2010 Shopping and Restaurantsįrom the Mediterranean-style walkways of Fashion Island to the small boutiques found in our many villages, shopping enthusiasts can find everything under the sun. 28.6% of households have income of $200,000 or more.About 10 inches of winter rain falls annually. Evening temperatures seldom fall below 50 degrees year-round.
Summer Population – 100,000+ Sister CitiesĬabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico Climateĭaytime temperatures average 80 degrees during the summer, and only dip to the mid-60s in winter. ElevationĮlevation ranges from sea level to 691.3 feet (210.7 meters). The city boasts some of the nation’s leading businesses in financial services, communications, research, electronics, science, medicine and development. Home to a world-famous recreational area surrounded by one of the busiest small boat harbors in the world, Newport Beach has grown tremendously over the years. The city is comprised of several small “villages,” each with its own purpose and personality. Today, over 100 years old, the city is a year-round bustling business and residential community numbering over 80,000 people. Luxury hotels and motels were built to house visitors, and permanent residents soon followed, remodeling beach cottages into lavish homes. Though Newport played an important role in World War II-local shipyards worked around the clock-the city didn’t flourish as a vacation destination until after the war. It was not until the 1920s that a substantial effort for harbor development was implemented. Projects such as harbor dredging and jetty construction began around the turn of the century, but were delayed by World War I and economic depression. Salt mining, canning and fishing were early area industries sport fishing, yacht building and brokering followed in later decades. The City of Newport Beach began as an area with less than 400 people when it was incorporated on September 1, 1906.
Nestled 50 miles south of Los Angeles and 85 miles north of San Diego, Newport Beach has established its own coastal character by combining the best aspects of its well-known southern California neighbors, resulting in an air of “seaside sophistication.” History Areas officially incorporated into Newport Beach include Corona del Mar, Balboa Island, Newport Coast, San Joaquin Hills, and Balboa Peninsula. Newport Beach is approximately 40 square miles, of which 22 square miles is water.
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