78 Surfside Ave, #A, Surfside, CA 90743 Property Records

Orange County property record for 78 Surfside Ave, #A, Surfside, CA 90743 · Last verified August 2026

Property Summary

Property Type	Single Family Home
Details	4 bd · 3.5 ba · 1,710 sqft · built 1977
Lot Size	0.022 acres (939 sqft)
Owner	Individual Name on File
Last Sale	$4,050,000 (Dec 2025)
Tax Bill	$9,875 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Dec 2025 Sale
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`178-472-38`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`178-472-38`

Interior

Bedrooms	4 Beds
Full Baths	3.5 Baths
Half Baths	1 Half Bath
Total Rooms	7 Rooms
Stories	2 Stories
Building Area	1,710 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	2,109 sqft
Basement Area	760 sqft

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1977
Effective Year Built	Effective 1977
Lot Area	939 sqft (0.022 acres)
Garage Area	399 sqft
Parking Spaces	2 Parking Spaces

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Heating System	HVAC

Location & Zoning

Street Address	78A SURFSIDE AVE
City	SURFSIDE
State	CA
Zip	90743-1001
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Single Family > Home
Legal Description	S TWP 5 RGE 12 SEC 24 SEC 24 T 5 R 12 POR NE1/4
Legal Subdivision	SURFSIDE COLONY
Jurisdiction	ORANGE CA
Township / Civil Division	NORTH COAST
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1005
Census Tract	99506

Owner

Source: Orange County records · APN 178-472-38

Assessment roll updated August 4, 2026 · Last verified August 2026

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Owner of Record	Individual Name on File
Mailing Address	11282 LOCH LOMOND RD, LOS ALAMITOS, CA 90720-2912
Owner Type	Individual

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	Verified Name on Deed
Last Sale	Dec 02, 2025 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Dec 02, 2025 · Amount on Record
Deed Document Number	2025334550
Prior Transfer Date	Feb 17, 2004
Prior Transfer Doc	0000137097
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

December 2025: Grant Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Grant Deed
Jurisdiction	ORANGE CA
Recording Date	Dec 02, 2025
Property Address	78 SURFSIDE AVE # A, A, SURFSIDE, CA 90743
Document Number	0000334550
Map Reference	MB 4 PG 19
Instrument Date	Nov 18, 2025
Instrument	2025000334550
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Dec 16, 2025
Title Company	FIRSTAMERICAN TITLE COMPANY, FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY

Transaction

Amount	Amount Recorded
Tax	$0.00
Amount Accuracy	Rounded by County
Additional	Arm's Length

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	19618 S SUSANA RD, COMPTON, CA 90221-5716

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Orange County records · Assessment roll updated August 4, 2026 · Last verified August 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	California
County	Orange County
Municipality	Seal Beach City
Unified School District	Los Alamitos Unified School District (KG - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Assessed value and assessed market value are set for property tax purposes, not market price estimates; both are a fraction of this property's market value.

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value
2026		$4,050,000 (+401.95%) Land $3,828,769 Building $221,231
2025	$9,875.00 (+5.54%) Homeowner's exemption	$806,850 (+4.04%) Land $643,296 Building $163,554
2023	$9,357.00 (+0.94%) Homeowner's exemption	$775,520 Land $618,316 Building $157,204
2022	$9,270.00

Flood & Wildfire

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Orange County (06059C), updated September 27, 2026 · FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, census block group 060590995061, refreshed September 2026 · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, 2nd edition (2024), fuels as of 2020 · Last verified October 2026

Flood

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X
Special Flood Hazard Area	No
Flood Hazard	Minimal
500-Year Floodplain	No
Nearest Special Flood Hazard Area	Zone VE, within 100 ft
Flood Insurance Cost	Premium on Record median of 107 individual NFIP policies nearby
Community Rating System	Class 7 (15% premium discount)
Nearby Flood Policies	107 in force 59 of 107 on primary residences
Nearby Flood Claims	46 (1983–2023)
Claims Outside the SFHA	42 of 46
Most Recent Claim	Jan 2023, rainfall accumulation
Flood Events	Severe Storms, Flooding, Debris Flows, And Mudslides (Jan 2005), 2 claims Coastal Storms, Floods, Slides & Tornadoes (Mar 1983), 37 claims

Wildfire

Wildfire Risk	Not rated no burnable land in reach
Wildfire Likelihood	Negligible
Exposure	None beyond ember reach

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.