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Welcome to Long Beach ...

Long Beach is located in Cumberland County<1>.

When the people of Long Beach refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Long Beacher<2>

A typical abbreviation for Long Beach: Long Bch.

Long Beach is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Long Beach: 207

Communities Also Named Long Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maine communities named Long Beach: This one is located in Cumberland County and the other is located in York County.

Beyond Maine, there are 23 communities that are also named Long Beach - they are located in California, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (4), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Long Beach ...

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

  • Westbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Windham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <4>
  • Gorham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
  • Standish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buxton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Buxton is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
  • Gray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
  • New Gloucester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Poland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <4>
  • Bridgton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hollis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hollis is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Beach ...

Looking for more information about Long 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 Long Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Long Beach refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Long Beach may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.