Welcome to Rockaway Beach ...

Rockaway Beach is located in Island County<1>.

The location of Rockaway Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Rockaway Beach: Rockaway Bch.

Rockaway Beach is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rockaway Beach lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Rockaway Beach: (360)

Communities Also Named Rockaway Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Rockaway Beach - they are located in California, Idaho, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Oregon and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Rockaway Beach ...

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

• Marysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Oak Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <4>
• Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Port Townsend
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Townsend
  • Port Townsend is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Townsend <4>
• Stanwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanwood
  • Stanwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanwood <4>
• Coupeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
  • Coupeville is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <4>
• Langley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <4>
• La Conner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Conner
  • La Conner is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Conner <4>
• Utsalady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utsalady
  • Utsalady is located in Snohomish County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockaway Beach ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Island County: www.islandcounty.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/