Chesapeake Beach is larger with a marina and railway museum; North Beach is smaller, walkable, and beach-focused.
Calvert County's Bay-Front Resort Towns
Chesapeake Beach and North Beach are the only two incorporated towns in Calvert County, sitting side by side on the Chesapeake Bay at the county's northeast corner, genuinely resort-feeling communities rather than just waterfront subdivisions.
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Tell Me What You're Looking For Find Your Home's ValueChesapeake Beach (population around 6,300) is the larger of the two, with a marina, boardwalk, and the Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum. North Beach, smaller and known locally as the “Jewel of the Chesapeake Bay,” is a compact, walkable town built tightly around its own boardwalk and beach.
Both towns sit along MD-260, which connects north to the Anne Arundel County line and Annapolis, and south toward Dunkirk and the rest of Calvert County.
Breezy Point Beach & Campground nearby adds bay-front swimming, fishing, and camping to the area's recreation options.
Likely Northern High School zone, verify against calvertnet.k12.md.us. CVS and small boutique/tourism-driven retail line the boardwalk corridor.
Chesapeake Beach is larger with a marina and railway museum; North Beach is smaller, walkable, and beach-focused.

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