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Welcome to Chesapeake Beach ...

A typical abbreviation for Chesapeake Beach: Chesapeake Bch.

Chesapeake Beach is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Chesapeake Beach: 757 & 948<2>

Communities Also Named Chesapeake Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Chesapeake Beach: This one is located in and the other is located in Northumberland County.

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

Communities near Chesapeake Beach ...

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

  • Virginia Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesapeake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Norfolk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Portsmouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poquoson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Aragona Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
  • Burtons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
  • Pocahontas Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
  • Thalia Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chesapeake Beach ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chesapeake Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Chesapeake Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Chesapeake Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.