Welcome to Long Beach ...
The city of Long Beach is located in Harrison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
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.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Long Beach has a population of 15,992 people<3> (see below for details).
Long Beach is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: Long Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Long Beach: 228
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Long Beach had an population of 15,992 people. This is an increase of 8.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.67% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Long Beach had a population of 14,792 people (which is 7.87% of the total population of Harrison County). This makes Long Beach the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Long Beach represents 0.5% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 14,792 people, the population of Long Beach decreased 14.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 17,320 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Long Beach.
Communities Also Named Long Beach ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Long Beach - they are located in California, Indiana, Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 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.
Websites for Long Beach ...
Official Website: www.ci.long-beach.ms.us/
Communities near Long Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Beach.
- Biloxi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
- Biloxi is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <5>
- Bay Saint Louis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
- Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <5>
- D'Iberville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
- D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <5>
- Diamondhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
- Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <5>
- Waveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
- Waveland is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <5>
- Gulfport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
- Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <5>
- North Gulfport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Pass Christian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
- Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <5>
- Mississippi City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine Community. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Long Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Long Beach post office opened in 1884.
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 ...
The official website for Long Beach: www.ci.long-beach.ms.us/
The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, 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 city'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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Long Beach. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |