Colonial Beach, Virginia

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The coastal town of Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County.

Typical abbreviation for Colonial Beach: Colonial Bch.

Colonial Beach is near sea level^<1>.

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

Florida has a community that is also named Colonial Beach.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Colonial Beach had a population of 3,228 people^<2> (or 19.34% of the total population of Westmoreland County). The population of Colonial Beach represented 0.05% of the total of Virginia, making it the state's 79th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Colonial Beach had a population of 3,789 people. This is an increase of 17.38% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Colonial Beach.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Charlotte Hall (MD)	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	La Plata (MD)	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	8,879	35.54% increase
	Leonardtown (MD)	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,214	16.77% increase
	Port Tobacco Village (MD)	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	19	26.67% increase
	Bryant Town	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Dahlgren	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Colonial Beach.

The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Colonial Beach. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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