Welcome to Beals ...

Beals is located on Beals Island.

Beals is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Beals has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Beals, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Beals has a population of 500 people<3> (see below for details).

Beals is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Beals, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Beals is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

The ZIP code for Beals: 04611<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Beals had an population of 500 people. This is a decrease of 1.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beals had a population of 508 people. This makes Beals the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Beals represents 0.04% of the population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 365th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 508 people, the population of Beals decreased 17.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 618 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Beals.

Communities Also Named Beals ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Beals - they are located in Kentucky, Montana and Ohio.

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

Communities near Beals ...

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

• Machias
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <6>
• East Machias
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
  • East Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <6>
• Milbridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbridge
  • Milbridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbridge <6>
• Addison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <6>
• Cherryfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
  • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <6>
• Steuben
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • Steuben is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steuben <6>
• Harrington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <6>
• Machiasport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
  • Machiasport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <6>
• Jonesboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <6>
• Columbia Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
  • Columbia Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Beals ...

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

Adding Beals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Beals 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 Beals was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Beals post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Beals.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/