Welcome to Long Beach ...

The town of Long Beach is located in LaPorte County<1>.

The location of Long Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

When the people of Long Beach refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Long Beacher<3>

A typical abbreviation for Long Beach: Long Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Long Beach has a population of 1,148 people<4> (see below for details).

Long Beach is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Long Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Long Beach (for example, toward Three Oaks (MI)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Long Beach: (219)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Long Beach had an population of 1,148 people. This is a decrease of 2.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 26.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Long Beach had a population of 1,179 people. This makes Long Beach the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Long Beach represents 0.02% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 278th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,179 people, the population of Long Beach decreased 24.37% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,559 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Long Beach.

Communities Also Named Long Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Long Beach - they are located in California, Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2) and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Beach.

Communities near Long Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Beach.

• La Porte
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <6>
• Chesterton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Chesterton is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <6>
• Westville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <6>
• Porter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Porter is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <6>
• New Carlisle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
  • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <6>
• Burns Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Harbor
  • Burns Harbor is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Harbor <6>
• New Buffalo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
  • New Buffalo is located in Berrien County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Buffalo <6>
• Three Oaks
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
  • Three Oaks is located in Berrien County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <6>
• Ogden Dunes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Dunes
  • Ogden Dunes is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
• Town-of-Pines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town-of-Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
  • Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Long Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Long Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Beach ...

Looking for more information about Long Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Long Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Long Beach.

Adding Long Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Beach in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Long Beach was on a map titled Road Map for Indiana (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Long Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov