Welcome to Long Beach ...

Long Beach is located in York County<1>.

The location of Long 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 Long Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

When the people of Long Beach refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Long Beacher<3>

A typical abbreviation for Long Beach: Long Bch.

Long Beach is near sea level<4>.

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

Long Beach is located in the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named Long Beach ...

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

• Dover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
• Portsmouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <5>
• Durham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <5>
• Hampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Somersworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <5>
• Kennebunk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <5>
• Wells
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
• Kittery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittery
  • Kittery is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittery <5>
• Newmarket
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
  • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <5>
• Berwick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <5>

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.

Adding Long Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long 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 Long Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Long Beach post office opened in 1890.

We also found Long Beach in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

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