Welcome to Rockaway Beach ...The city of Rockaway Beach is located in the Missouri Ozarks. Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockaway Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1933. A typical abbreviation for Rockaway Beach: Rockaway Bch. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rockaway Beach has a population of 869 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Rockaway Beach is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Rockaway Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Rockaway Beach: 417 The ZIP code for Rockaway Beach: 65740<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rockaway Beach had an population of 869 people. This is an increase of 3.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 50.61% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rockaway Beach had a population of 841 people. This makes Rockaway Beach the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Rockaway Beach represents 0.01% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 373rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 841 people, the population of Rockaway Beach increased 45.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 577 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rockaway Beach. Communities Also Named Rockaway Beach ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rockaway Beach - they are located in California, Idaho, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockaway Beach. Communities near Rockaway Beach ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockaway Beach.
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 Rockaway Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockaway Beach. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rockaway 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 Rockaway Beach. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockaway Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Rockaway Beach. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockaway Beach ...Looking for more information about Rockaway 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 Rockaway Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rockaway Beach. Adding Rockaway Beach to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rockaway 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 (so far) for Rockaway Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockaway Beach. Footnotes ...
|