Welcome to Ocean Beach ...

The coastal village of Ocean Beach is located on Fire Island.

Ocean Beach is located in Suffolk County<1>.

The location of Ocean 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 Ocean Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Ocean Beach: Ocean Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ocean Beach has a population of 83 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Ocean Beach is near sea level<4>.

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

Websites for Ocean Beach ...

Official Website: www.obvillage.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ocean Beach had an population of 83 people. This is an increase of 5.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 39.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ocean Beach had a population of 79 people. This makes Ocean Beach the county's 39th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 79 people, the population of Ocean Beach decreased 42.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 138 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ocean Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ocean Beach - they are located in California, Florida (2), New Jersey (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Ocean Beach ...

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

• Lindenhurst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Massapequa Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
  • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <5>
• Mastic Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
  • Mastic Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach <5>
• Patchogue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchogue
  • Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patchogue <5>
• Babylon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Babylon is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babylon <5>
• Lake Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
  • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <5>
• Amityville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
  • Amityville is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amityville <5>
• Farmingdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
  • Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <5>
• Islandia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandia
  • Islandia is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islandia <5>
• Brightwaters
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightwaters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwaters
  • Brightwaters is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brightwaters <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 Ocean Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocean Beach.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocean Beach. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ocean Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocean Beach ...

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

Adding Ocean Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ocean Beach post office opened in 1911.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ocean Beach: www.obvillage.com/

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

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