Welcome to Sunset Beach ...

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

A typical abbreviation for Sunset Beach: Sunset Bch.

Sunset Beach is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Sunset Beach lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Sunset Beach: 808

Communities Also Named Sunset Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Sunset Beach - they are located in Alberta, British Columbia, California (2), Florida (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (5), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Washington (5), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Sunset Beach ...

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

• Kahuku
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahuku
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahuku <2>
• Haleiwa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleiwa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haleiwa <2>
• Laie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laie <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Laie
  • From Sunset Beach to Laie
• Waialua
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waialua
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waialua <2>
• Hauula
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauula
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauula <2>
• Mokuleia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokuleia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokuleia <2>
• Whitmore Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Village
• Punaluu
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punaluu
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punaluu <2>
• Wahiawa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahiawa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahiawa <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wahiawa
  • From Sunset Beach to Wahiawa
• Kaaawa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaaawa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaaawa <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kaaawa
  • From Sunset Beach to Kaaawa

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunset Beach ...

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

Adding Sunset Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sunset 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 (so far) for Sunset Beach was on a map titled Road Map for Hawaii (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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