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Welcome to Oakwood Beach ...

Oakwood Beach is located in Salem County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oakwood Beach: Oakwood Bch.

Oakwood Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Oakwood Beach: 856

Communities Also Named Oakwood Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oakwood Beach - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Oakwood Beach ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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    • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
  • Bridgeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Smyrna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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    • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <3>
  • Elsmere
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • New Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Townsend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <3>
  • Marcus Hook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakwood Beach ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Salem, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakwood Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.