Welcome to Crystal Beach ...

Crystal Beach is located in Pinellas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crystal Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

A typical abbreviation for Crystal Beach: Crystal Bch.

Crystal Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Crystal Beach lies within the (727) area code.

The ZIP code for Crystal Beach: 34681<3>

Communities Also Named Crystal Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Crystal Beach - they are located in Maryland (2), Michigan (2), New Brunswick, New York, Ontario (3), Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crystal Beach ...

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

• Clearwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
  • Former name for Clearwater:
  • Clear Water Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
• Largo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
  • Largo is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <4>
• Pinellas Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinellas Park
  • Pinellas Park is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinellas Park <4>
• Dunedin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunedin
  • Dunedin is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunedin <4>
• Tarpon Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Springs
  • Tarpon Springs is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpon Springs <4>
• Seminole
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <4>
• Safety Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safety Harbor
  • Safety Harbor is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safety Harbor <4>
• New Port Richey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Port Richey
  • New Port Richey is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Port Richey <4>
• Oldsmar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldsmar
  • Oldsmar is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldsmar <4>
• Kenneth City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth City
  • Kenneth City is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenneth City <4>

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 Crystal Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crystal Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crystal 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 Crystal Beach.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crystal Beach ...

Looking for more information about Crystal 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 Crystal Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crystal Beach.

Adding Crystal Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crystal 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 Crystal Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crystal Beach post office opened in 1914.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/