Chesapeake Beach Maryland Map

About Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

Chesapeake Beach is a locality in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,456. The population density is 921.7 people per km². Chesapeake Beach is located at 38.6862°N, 76.5347°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20732.

Chesapeake Beach unfolds along the western edge of the Chesapeake Bay, a place where the land exhales salt and the air carries the low hum of distant boats. It lies 18.4 miles south of Anne Arundel, MD (from Anne Arundel, MD: bearing 178°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Deale. Here, the shoreline is a gentle curve, not dramatic cliffs but a welcoming embrace of sand and sea grass, meeting the brackish waters in a perpetual, shimmering conversation. The sky above is a vast canvas, often painted with the soft, diffused light of the mid-Atlantic, a light that softens edges and lends a quiet dignity to the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy pilings that jut into the bay. The very ground feels yielding, a testament to the centuries of tides and the slow, persistent work of water shaping the coast. This stretch of shore in Calvert County carries the echoes of a bygone era of grand amusement parks and bustling boardwalks, a time when Chesapeake Beach was a destination for summer revelry, accessible by rail and steamboat. While those boisterous days have receded, the spirit of a lively seaside resort lingers, now intertwined with the quieter rhythms of a working waterfront. The local economy still draws sustenance from the bay, with fishing boats unloading their catches of rockfish and oysters, their weathered hulls bearing the marks of countless journeys. The town’s character is one of resilience and adaptation, a community that has found new ways to thrive while holding fast to its coastal identity, its story told in the weathered wood of its piers and the enduring call of the gulls overhead.

About This Chesapeake Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.68623, -76.534678. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Chesapeake Beach and Calvert County.

Detailed location data for Chesapeake Beach includes the ZIP code (20732), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Calvert County (Prince Frederick), and school district assignment (Calvert County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Chesapeake Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.