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History · Oak Beach

Oak Beach’s post office opened in 1895, and 37% of its homes were built before 1940

1895first post office
0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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How Oak Beach began

When was Oak Beach founded?

1895

The Oak Beach post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 268131 years
Founding year: the first Oak Beach post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
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History across the town line

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Questions about Oak Beach’s history

What year was Oak Beach founded?

The Oak Beach post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →