About Golden Beach
Set in the southern part of Maryland, Golden Beach is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Golden Beach is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.79 square miles.
📰 Golden Beach News Today
- Golden Beach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 30
- UPDATE: One Fatality Confirmed In Golden Beach House Fire The BayNet · Feb 20
- Golden Beach parade, fireworks mark holiday early SoMdNews.com · Jun 27
- Obituary | Janet Lee Sullivan of Mechanicsville, Maryland brinsfieldfuneral.com · Mar 13
- Douglas Allen Gourley Sr. Legacy obituary · Feb 3
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Golden Beach Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Golden Beach
📍 Cooney Neck Estate📍 Hidden River📍 Holly Acres📍 Indian River Estates📍 Patuxent Knolls📍 Quiet Acres📍 Rustic Hills📍 Shady Dale
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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Golden Beach
- Long Point reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.79 sq mi
Coordinates38.4897, -76.7007