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Seal Beach has a high cost of living in terms of real estate and rental properties. It has a total area of 13.1 square miles. The base has a small population of military and civilian personnel. Visit our Installation Program & Services Directory to learn more about our base services and programs. Naval Base San Diego provides the Fleet and Family Services Programs.
Our Housing Service Center can assist you with local area information, relocation assistance, and housing assistance. Our family housing consists of 186 total units. Our officer housing consists of 7 houses on base. Unaccompanied housing consists of 36 rooms with 46 beds. For more information, call 562-626-7575 or visit Bldg. 34. Click on our Installation Booklet for an in-depth overview of NWS Seal Beach.
The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications service for the Department of Defense (DoD). Every installation has a special DSN number and the numbers vary by worldwide location. In order to place a DSN call, the caller must be using a phone from a military installation. Cell phones cannot dial DSN numbers. When dialing CONUS simply enter the NWS Seal Beach DSN code 873 and last four digits of your out-going number, ex: 873-XXXX. When dialing from OCONUS, the caller must enter the Seal Beach area code 562-873-XXXX. The base operator can be reached at 562-626-7011 or 800-557-8767.
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California and its Detachments - located in Fallbrook and Norco, California - exist to provide weapons storage, loading, maintenance, and assessment support to ships of the United States Pacific Fleet. Our facilities also support Coast Guard vessels and Marine Corps units stationed afloat and ashore.
Navy Region SouthwestArizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
Commander Navy Southwest formerly known as Naval Base San Diego, and the Eleventh Naval District, was established in 1919. Headquarters for the first Commander, with a staff of seven officers, was located at Naval Station North Island. In 1922, when Naval Supply Center buildings at the foot of Broadway Street on Harbor Drive were completed, the Naval Base Headquarters moved to its present site.
With the outbreak of World War II, San Diego's naval establishment played an important role in coordinating the supply provisioning to the war fronts in the Pacific. Naval bases and stations throughout the region were expanded to provide maximum support to combatant forces of the fleet. With Korea, Vietnam and "cold war" commitments, fleet support activities under Commander Naval Base San Diego remained at a very high level.
In 1998, the Navy embarked on a new era in shore management, with San Diego leading the way. As the Navy reduced its operational forces, it became essential for the shore establishment supporting those forces to be realigned. In 1999 the command was officially renamed Commander Navy Region Southwest. As the Naval shore installation management headquarters for the Southwest region (California, Arizona and Nevada), Navy Region Southwest provides coordination of base operating support functions for operating forces throughout the region. This includes providing expertise in areas such as housing, environmental, security, family services, port services, air services, bachelor quarters, supply, medical and logistical concerns for the hundreds of thousands of active duty, reserve and retired military members in the area. The command also serves as the regional coordinator for the Commander, U. S. Pacific Fleet, headquartered in Hawaii, coordinating support for bases in Southern California and Nevada.
The bases that fall under this new region are: Naval Station San Diego; Naval Base Point Loma (former SUBASE San Diego); Naval Air Station North Island; Naval Amphibious Base Coronado; Naval Air Facility El Centro, CA; Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA; Naval Base Ventura County (former Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme & Naval Air Station Point Mugu); Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, CA; Naval Weapons Station, Fallbrook, CA; Naval Weapons Station, Concord, CA; and Naval Air Station, Fallon, NV.
The Commander also serves as regional environmental coordinator for California, Arizona and Nevada and coordinates and oversees environmental compliance actions with local, state and federal regulatory agencies. Additionally, COMNAVREGSW is responsible for planning and coordinating Department of the Navy response to civil emergencies within the states of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and California.
Current 2025 California Census data show the population of the city of Seal Beach is 23,793. NWS Seal Beach is the workplace for approximately 300 military and civilian personnel.
Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach (NWSSB) is located in Seal Beach, CA. Seal Beach is a coastal, quiet and small city filled with quaint neighborhoods nestled in between Long Beach and Huntington Beach. It’s Orange County’s best kept secret. Seal Beach is located in the westernmost corner of Orange County, right on the border of Los Angeles County.
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Directions:
To Main Gate – From I-405: Take the Seal Beach Blvd. off-ramp. Turn left on Seal Beach Blvd. and travel south for approximately 2 miles. The base Main Gate will be on your left-hand side at Forrestal Ave.
To Main Gate – From Pacific Coast Hwy (PCH):& Turn north on Seal Beach Blvd. The Main Gate will be on your right at the second light.
To Gate 9 Westminster Blvd – From I-405: Take the Seal Beach Blvd. off-ramp. Turn left on Seal Beach Blvd. and travel south for approximately 1 mile. Turn left at Westminster Blvd. and then make your first right onto the station.
To Gate 9 Westminster Blvd – From Pacific Coast Hwy (PCH): Turn north onto Seal Beach Blvd. Turn right at Westminster Blvd. and then make your first right onto the station.
NOTE: If in need of a personal or vehicle pass you must first visit the station’s Pass & ID Office, located next to the Main Gate.