Encyclopedia > Belmont Heights, Long Beach, California
Belmont Heights is a neighborhood in the south-east portion of the city of Long Beach, California, United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean and the more commercial community of Belmont Shore. It is primarily residential but has a mix of local businesses and entertainment within a short walking distance of most residents. Belmont Heights' borders are Ocean Boulevard (and Livingston Drive) to the south, Redondo Avenue on the west, 4th Street to the North, and Nieto Avenue to the east. Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Government - Mayor Bob Foster Area - City 65. ... Belmont Shore is an upscale neighborhood in Long Beach, California. ...
Local schools
The following schools are part of the Long Beach Unified School District. The Long Beach Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Long Beach, California. ...
Elementary Schools
John C. Fremont Elementary School, 4000 East 4th Street
Lowell Elementary School, 5201 East Broadway
Horace Mann Elementary School, 257 Coronado Avenue
The Jefferson Leadership Academies (formerly Thomas Jefferson Middle School) is a middle school in the Long Beach Unified School District. ... Wilson Science Building Woodrow Wilson Classical High School is a secondary school in Long Beach, California, USA. Wilson High School, in the Long Beach Unified School District, opened in 1926 as the second school in the city (after Long Beach Polytechnic High School). ...
External links
MyBelmontHeights - Belmont Heights Community Association
MyBelmontHeightsNews - Belmont Heights Community Website
The LongBeach earthquake of 1933 was a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that caused significant damage to the city and surrounding areas.
LongBeach used to have a sizable Japanese-American population mostly working in the fish canneries on Terminal Island and small truck farms in the area, but with intermarriage and other factors, it is now less than 1% of the population of LongBeach.
LongBeach Municipal Airport serves the LongBeach, Los Angeles, California and Orange County areas and is relatively small, considering the area's population.
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