Welcome to Brighton Beach ...

Brighton Beach is located in Kings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brighton Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Brighton Beach: Brighton Bch.

Brighton Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Brighton Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Brighton Beach - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut, New Jersey, Ontario (2), South Carolina and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brighton Beach ...

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

• New York
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Brighton Beach to New York
• 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronx
  • From Brighton Beach to Bronx
• Newark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Brighton Beach to Newark
• Jersey City
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Brighton Beach to Jersey City
• Elizabeth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From Brighton Beach to Elizabeth
• Union City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Brighton Beach to Union City
• Bayonne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayonne
  • From Brighton Beach to Bayonne
• East Orange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Orange
  • From Brighton Beach to East Orange
• Hempstead
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hempstead
  • From Brighton Beach to Hempstead
• West New York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brighton Beach ...

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

Adding Brighton Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brighton 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 Brighton Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brighton Beach post office opened in 1878.

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

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