North Beach is a town in Calvert County, Maryland, United States.
It is also the home of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maryland and the Twin Beaches Public Library, which opened in April 2024.
[4] The Town of North Beach was originally platted in 1900 and then re-platted in 1908.
[5] It was established as strictly a residential town with ads running in local newspapers proclaiming North Beach as “Washington’s most popular salt water resort.” Early visitors arrived to the town via steamboat, railroad, oxen carts, trolley cars and automobiles.
For more than one hundred years, residents and visitors alike have enjoyed the town's numerous amenities including swimming, crabbing, boating, searching for sharks' teeth and fossils, gambling, fine local restaurants, pier, boardwalk, top-named bands, carnivals, parades, hunting, trapping, beauty contests, motor cycles, numerous festivals, and a farmer's market.
In 2003, Hurricane Isabel struck North Beach, bringing 4 to 5-foot waves that damaged many residences, businesses, and the boardwalk.
[6] Since then, the waterfront of North Beach has been rebuilt with multi-story homes and a condominium.
38.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.