Editing Huntington Beach, California (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Huntington Beach, 1926.jpg|thumb|right|Oil wells, 1926]]
[[File:Oil Platform Emmy HB 2013 Photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|thumb|right|Oil Platform Emmy HB, March 2013]]
[[File:San Pedro Bay Outer Continental Shelf Operations Map, 2012 - producing platforms as of 2012 are Edith, Elly, Ellen, Eureka (federal leases) and Ester, Emmy, Eva (state leases) (cropped).png|thumb|upright|San Pedro Bay [[Outer Continental Shelf]] Operations Map with [[oil platform]]s as of 2012- Edith, Elly, Ellen, Eureka (federal leases) and Ester, Emmy, Eva (state leases)]]
[[File:Downtown Huntington Beach.jpg|thumb|upright|Downtown Huntington Beach]]

Huntington Beach sits above the [[Huntington Beach Oil Field]], and has an off-shore oil terminus for the tankers that support the [[Alaska Pipeline]]. The terminus pipes run inland to a refinery in Santa Fe Springs. Huntington Beach also has the Gothard–Talbert terminus for the Orange County portion of the pipeline running from the Chevron El Segundo refinery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-21-me-4130-story.html|title=Quick Work on Oil Slick: Cleanup Crews Move In Fast to Tackle a Small Spill in Huntington Beach|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=David |last=Reyes|date= December 21, 1993|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref> During the [[2021 Orange County oil spill]], more than {{convert|120000|usgal|l}} of oil leaked from an offshore rig and began washing up on beaches in Southern California,<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Pannett|first1=Rachel|last2=Firozi|first2=Paulina|date=October 3, 2021|title=Dead birds and fish wash ashore as 126,000-gallon oil spill reaches Southern California coast|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/03/oil-spill-california-huntington-newport/|access-date=October 3, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> causing ecological damage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Huge ecological losses feared as Orange County oil spill hits wetlands, marshes|url=https://news.yahoo.com/huge-ecological-losses-feared-orange-184238236.html|access-date=October 3, 2021|website=news.yahoo.com|date=October 3, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Westcott|first=John|date=May 10, 1991|title=Center Affords Closer Look at Wetland|url=http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/files/users/library/complete/071105-6.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230074943/http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/files/users/library/complete/071105-6.pdf|archive-date=December 30, 2016|access-date=October 3, 2021|website=City of Huntington Beach|publisher=Orange County Register}}</ref>

Shopping centers include [[Bella Terra]], and [[Old World Village]], a German-themed center.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/articles/village-old-world-2001446-owners-say|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080322234255/https://www.ocregister.com/articles/village-old-world-2001446-owners-say|archive-date=March 22, 2008|first=Annie|last=Burris|newspaper=[[Orange County Register]]|title=What's to become of Huntington's Old World Village?|date=March 18, 2008}}</ref>

Huntington Beach contains a major installation of [[Boeing]]. A number of installations on the Boeing campus were originally constructed to service the [[Apollo Program]], and the [[S-IVB]] upper stage for the [[Saturn IB]] and [[Saturn V]] rockets.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

Huntington Beach has registered "[[Surf City, USA]]", as a trademark for marketing purposes. Disputes have occurred with other municipalities who also claim the "surf city" designation.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=99014 |title=Huntington Beach Officially Registers Surf City USA Trademark |access-date=March 14, 2008 |date=May 12, 2006 |publisher=Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821195134/http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=99014 |archive-date=August 21, 2014 }}</ref>

Tourist sites include:
*[[International Surfing Museum]].
*[[Huntington Beach Pier]]
*[[Newland House]], Huntington Beach's oldest home, built in 1898; now a museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surfcityusa.com/listing/newland-house-museum/328/|title = Newland House Museum}}</ref>

[[Golden Bear (nightclub)|Golden Bear]], a nightclub, was located downtown from 1929 to 1986.

===Top employers===
According to Huntington Beach's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cms3.revize.com/revize/huntingtonbeachca/Documents/Departments/Finance/Budget%20&%20Financial%20Reports/Financial%20Reports/Annual%20Comprehensive%20Financial%20Reports/Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-Year-Ending-2023.pdf |title=2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report |access-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref> the top ten private employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|+Top employers in the city of Huntington Beach
|-
! scope="col"| #
! scope="col"| Employer
! scope="col"| # of employees
|-
! scope="row"| 1
| [[Boeing]]
|3,112
|-
! scope="row"|2
|Cambro Manufacturing
|650
|-
! scope="row"|3
|[[Hyatt|Hyatt Regency]] Huntington Beach
|641
|-
! scope="row"|4
|[[Safran]] Cabin Inc.
|633
|-
! scope="row"|5
|Boardriders Wholesale
|574
|-
! scope="row"|6
|Huntington Beach Hospital
|527
|-
! scope="row"|7
|[[Walmart Inc.]]
|462
|-
! scope="row"|8
|No Ordinary Moments
|458
|-
! scope="row"|9
|[[Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort]]
|450
|-
! scope="row"|10
|[[The Home Depot]]
|436
|}