Long Beach Maryland Map

About Long Beach, Maryland

Long Beach is a locality in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,849. The population density is 457.9 people per km². Long Beach is located at 38.4610°N, 76.4688°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20685.

Long Beach unfurls along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, a ribbon of sandy coast where the land surrenders gently to the water. It lies 22.3 miles east of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 81°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-east of Hollywood. The air here carries the briny tang of the bay, a constant, subtle perfume mingling with the scent of pine and the damp earth. Low dunes, softened by sea oats and beach grass, offer a fragile boundary between the scrubby pines and the pale, shifting sands that meet the Bay's tidal embrace. The light, particularly as the afternoon wanes, often takes on a molten quality, gilding the distant sails and casting long shadows that stretch inland, blurring the edges of the weathered, salt-kissed cottages that dot the shoreline. This stretch of Calvert County has long been tied to the rhythms of the water and the land. For generations, life in Long Beach revolved around the bounty of the Chesapeake, with fishing and oystering forming the backbone of its economy, a legacy still visible in the weathered piers and the occasional crab pot stacked by the roadside. The land itself, fertile and yielding, has supported farming, a quiet tradition that continues to shape the rolling terrain inland. Small, independent businesses, like the bait shops and seafood markets, form the heart of the local commerce, their doors open to a steady stream of visitors drawn to the bay's quiet allure and the simple, unpretentious charm of Long Beach.

About This Long Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Long Beach, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.460956, -76.468841. 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 Long Beach and Calvert County.

Detailed location data for Long Beach includes the ZIP code (20685), 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 Long Beach is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.