Welcome to Atlantic Beach ...

The coastal village of Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County<1>.

The location of Atlantic 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 Atlantic Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1928.

A typical abbreviation for Atlantic Beach: Atlantic Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Atlantic Beach has a population of 1,902 people<3> (see below for details).

Atlantic Beach is near sea level<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Atlantic Beach had an population of 1,902 people. This is an increase of 0.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Atlantic Beach had a population of 1,891 people. This makes Atlantic Beach the county's 48th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,891 people, the population of Atlantic Beach decreased 4.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,986 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Atlantic Beach.

Communities Also Named Atlantic Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Atlantic Beach - they are located in Florida, North Carolina, Rhode Island and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Atlantic Beach ...

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

• New York
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
• Jersey City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Hempstead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <5>
• Hoboken
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Freeport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Valley Stream
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <5>
• Glen Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Cove <5>
• Lindenhurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <5>
• Rockville Centre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Centre
  • Rockville Centre is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville Centre <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 Atlantic Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Atlantic Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Atlantic Beach ...

Looking for more information about Atlantic 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 Atlantic Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Atlantic Beach.

Adding Atlantic Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Atlantic Beach post office opened in 1928.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/