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Welcome to Holly Beach ...

Holly Beach is located in Baltimore County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Holly Beach: Holly Bch.

Holly Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Holly Beach: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Holly Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Holly Beach - they are located in Louisiana, New Jersey and Texas.

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

Websites for Holly Beach ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Holly Beach, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Holly Beach ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Aberdeen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bel Air
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • Chestertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Betterton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Biscayne Bay Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
  • Dundee Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
  • Edgemere
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Essex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holly Beach ...

Looking for more information about Holly 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Holly Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Holly Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holly Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Holly Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Holly Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.