Welcome to Howard Beach ...

Howard Beach is located in Queens County<1>.

The location of Howard 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 Howard Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

A typical abbreviation for Howard Beach: Howard Bch.

Howard Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near Howard Beach ...

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

• New York
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
• Newark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Yonkers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• Elizabeth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• New Rochelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Bayonne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 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 Howard Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Howard Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howard Beach ...

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

Adding Howard Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Howard Beach post office opened in 1916.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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