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Newport Beach is one of the most exclusive enclaves in Southern California and home to professional athletes, authors, artists and business icons.  Well known as the home of actors from John Wayne to Nicholas Cage this seaside resort is a place of rare beauty, pristine beaches, and one of the largest harbors on the West Coast.

"Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, 10 miles south of downtown Santa Ana. The current OMB metropolitan designation for Newport Beach and the Orange County Area is Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA. As of 2007, the population was 84,218.  The area code for Newport Beach is 949. The city is home to several well known communities and recent annexations including Balboa Island, Corona del Mar, San Joaquin Hills, Santa Ana Heights, and Newport Coast.

Attractions include beaches on the Balboa Peninsula (featuring body-boarding hot-spot The Wedge) and in Corona del Mar. Crystal Cove State Park is located at the southern end of the coast.

The Catalina Flyer, a giant 500 passenger catamaran, provides daily transportation from the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach to Avalon, California located on Santa Catalina Island. The historic Balboa Pavilion, established in 1906, is Newport Beach's most famous landmark. There are a variety of options that include fishing, arcade games, and nice restaurants.

The Balboa Fun Zone, located on the Balboa Peninsula near the Balboa Island Ferry, features a ferris wheel, an old-time Merry-Go-Round and several quaint shops and restaurants.

The Orange County Museum of Art is a museum that exhibits art from a variety of modern artists.

Balboa Island is an artificial island in Newport Harbor that was dredged and filled right before World War I. The Balboa Island Ferry transports cars, bicycles and pedestrians across the harbor channel between Balboa Island and the Balboa Peninsula.

The Back Bay is a wildlife sanctuary, while nearby Fashion Island provides shopping experiences with department stores like Bloomingdale's. The Newport Beach public library's spectacular architecture has been featured in the movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

The Newport Aquatic Center offers kayaking, rowing, and canoeing. It has been a training ground for many Olympians throughout the years, and runs several programs for the youth of Orange County, including programs for at-risk youth."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Beach,_California


CITY INFORMATION
City Hall
3300 Newport Blvd.
Newport Beach, CA 92663-3884
Mayor: 644-3004
City Offices – Information: 644-3309
Utility Billing and Municipal Services: 644-3050
Meter Reading, Water On/Off Requests, Billing Inquiries: 644-3050
Chamber of Commerce: 729-4400
City Attorney: 644-3131
City Clerk: 644-3005
City Manager: 644-3000


LIBRARIES
Newport Beach Public Library
Corona Del Mar Branch
420 Marguerite Avenue
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
(949) 644-3075


PARKS
Park information:  (949) 644-3151


POST OFFICE
Corona Del Mar Main Office:  (949) 646-2805


PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Newport Mesa Unified School District
Phone: (714) 424-5000


EMERGENCY SERVICES
Emergencies: 911
Police Department:  (949) 770-6011
Fire Department: (949) 644-3103


UTILITIES
Television:  Comcast Cablevision, (949) 542-6222
Gas:  Southern California Gas Co., (949) 835-0221
Electricity: Southern California Edison, (949) 835-5200
Telephone: Pacific Bell, (800) 310-2355
Trash: Newport Beach General Services Department (949) 644-3066


HOSPITALS
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
One Hoag Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92663
949/764-HOAG (4624)

"Located on the bayside bluffs overlooking Newport Beach, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian stands atop the list of the finest medical facilities in Southern California.

Fully accredited by The Joint Commission and designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a 498-bed acute care, not-for-profit hospital that provides advanced medical programs in many specialties as well as five renowned centers of excellence: Hoag Cancer Center, Hoag Heart and Vascular Institute, Hoag Neuroscience Institute, Hoag Orthopedic Services and Hoag Women's Health Services.

Hoag Hospital's quality is endorsed by several healthcare industry organizations and continually recognized on local, regional and national levels. A National Research Corporation Consumer Choice Award endorses Hoag as Orange County's most preferred hospital based on overall quality of health care services and places Hoag in the top five percent of hospitals nationwide. And in a local newspaper survey, Orange County residents have named Hoag the county's top hospital for nine consecutive years.

Since opening in 1952, Hoag has grown from 75 licensed beds to 498; from 68 physicians to more than 1,000; and from 60 employees to more than 4,000. Hoag's reputation as a state-of-the-art community hospital has expanded just as quickly.

Hoag delivers a level of personalized attention that is unsurpassed among Orange County's healthcare providers. It is this balance of technology and sensitive care that prompts nearly 25,000 inpatients and 200,000 outpatients to choose Hoag annually."

Source: http://www.hoaghospital.org/


Newport Beach Links
AirFair JWA expansion: http://www.jwairfair.com/
Arts Orange County: http://artsoc.org/
Balboa Theater Website: http://www.balboaperformingartstheaterfoundation.org/index.htm
Balboa Website: http://www.balboanewportbeach.com/
Bikeways: http://www.octa.net/bikeways.asp?category=bikeways&page=bikeways map
CAL Gold: http://www.calgold.ca.gov/
City of Newport Beach:  http://www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/
Conference & Visitors Bureau: http://www.newportbeach-cvb.com/
County of Orange: http://www.oc.ca.gov/
Corona del Mar Chamber of Commerce: http://www.cdmchamber.com/
Corona del Mar Residents Association: http://www.cdmra.org/
Crystal Cove State Park: http://www.crystalcovestatepark.com/
Daily Pilot: http://www.dailypilot.com/
Groundwater Replenishment System: http://www.gwrsystem.com/
Heal the Bay: http://www.healthebay.org/
Local Surf Report: http://www.surfline.com/
Newport Aquatic Center: http://www.newportaquaticcenter.com/
Newport Bay: http://www.newportbay.org/
Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce: http://www.newportbeach.com/
Newport Beach Film Festival: http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/
Newport Beach Restaurants: http://www.newportbeachdining.com/
Newport Harbor Nautical Museum: http://www.nhnm.org/
Orange County Museum of Art: http://www.ocma.net/
Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System: http://www.gwrsystem.com/
Orange County Vector Control: http://www.ocvcd.org/
Orange County Water District: http://www.ocwd.com/
So Cal Edison Co: http://www.sce.com/
So Cal Gas Co: http://www.socalgas.com/
UC Irvine: http://www.uci.edu/