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Welcome to Long Beach ...

The city of Long Beach is located in Nassau 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

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 33,486 people<4> (see below for details).

Long Beach is near sea level<5>.

Time Zone: Long Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Long Beach ...

Official Website: www.longbeachny.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Long Beach had an population of 33,486 people. This is an increase of 0.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Long Beach had a population of 33,275 people. This makes Long Beach the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Long Beach represents 0.17% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 33,275 people, the population of Long Beach decreased 6.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 35,462 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 two New York communities named Long Beach: This one is located in Nassau County and the other is located in Queens County.

Beyond New York, there are 23 communities that are also named Long Beach - they are located in California, Indiana, Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, 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.

  • New York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Hempstead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Cove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lindenhurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <6>
  • Mineola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Massapequa Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
    • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <6>
  • Floral Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Westbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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. Our list includes 11 papers. 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Long Beach post office opened in 1881.

We also found Long Beach on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1908).

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

The official website for Long Beach: www.longbeachny.org/

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Long Beach refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Long Beach may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Long Beach.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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