Welcome to Chesapeake Beach ...

The coastal town of Chesapeake Beach is located in Calvert County<1>.

The location of Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

A typical abbreviation for Chesapeake Beach: Chesapeake Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chesapeake Beach has a population of 6,038 people<3> (see below for details).

Chesapeake Beach is near sea level<4>.

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

Area Codes for Chesapeake Beach: (410), (443)<5> and (667)

The ZIP code for Chesapeake Beach: 20732<6>

Websites for Chesapeake Beach ...

Official Website: www.chesapeake-beach.md.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chesapeake Beach had an population of 6,038 people. This is an increase of 4.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 89.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chesapeake Beach had a population of 5,753 people (which is 6.48% of the total population of Calvert County). This makes Chesapeake Beach the county's most populous community.

The population of Chesapeake Beach represents 0.1% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 38th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,753 people, the population of Chesapeake Beach increased 80.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,180 people).

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

Communities Also Named Chesapeake Beach ...

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

Communities near Chesapeake Beach ...

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

• Saint Michaels
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Saint Michaels is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <7>
• Upper Marlboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Marlboro
  • Upper Marlboro is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Marlboro <7>
• Highland Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
  • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Eagle Harbor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
• Friendship
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friendship is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <7>
• Academy Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
  • Academy Hill is located in Calvert County
• Apple Greene
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
  • Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
• Baywalker Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baywalker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
  • Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
• Chaney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
  • Chaney is located in Calvert County
• Deale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deale
  • Deale is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deale <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesapeake Beach ...

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

Adding Chesapeake Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Chesapeake Beach post office opened in 1899.

We also found Chesapeake Beach on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chesapeake Beach: www.chesapeake-beach.md.us/

The official website for Calvert County: www.co.cal.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/