Chesapeake Beach is a town in Calvert County, Maryland, home to about 6,456 people across 2.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 20732, and parts of 20689 are in Chesapeake Beach too.
Homes sold for a median of $261 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Chesapeake Beach
Part is in Chesapeake Beach
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chesapeake Beach. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA119 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chesapeake Beach; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Chesapeake Beach had 6,356 residents in the 2020 census, up 100% since 2000.
It’s the 178th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Calvert County grew from 10,223 residents in 1900 to 92,783 in 2020.
Calvert County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 48.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 15 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mechanicsville 5 Ne, MD weather station (16 miles away).
19,204 jobs at 1,725 businesses in Calvert County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chesapeake Beach.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 11 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 9 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1886.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Calvert County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach ElementaryChesapeake Beach | Pre-K–5 | 502 | Public | 1.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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