It is a river and beach town located in the northwestern part of Westmoreland County on Virginia's Northern Neck peninsula. It is bounded by the Potomac River, Monroe Bay and Monroe Creek and home to the second-largest beachfront in the state. It is located 65 mi from Washington, D.C., and 70 mi from the state capital Richmond. The population was 3,542 at the 2010 census. Colonial Beach was a popular resort town in the early to mid-20th century, before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge made ocean beaches on the Eastern Shore of Maryland more accessible to visitors from Washington, D.C. The family of Alexander Graham Bell maintained a summer home in Colonial Beach, the Bell House, which still stands today. Sloan Wilson, author of The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, retired and died in Colonial Beach. George Washington, the first President of the United States, was born near here at what is now the George Washington Birthplace National Monument.
10,026 people live in Colonial Beach, where the median age is 46.2 and the average individual income is $34,388. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Colonial Beach, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Smithfield Farms Store, La Mexicana, and Hancho's Hibachi Box.
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| Dining | 0.11 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.11 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.13 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.26 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.33 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.37 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 1.22 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining · $$ | 1.83 miles | 75 reviews | 4.2/5 stars | |
| Dining · $$ | 3.84 miles | 22 reviews | 4.3/5 stars | |
| Dining | 3.88 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining · $$ | 3.94 miles | 207 reviews | 3.6/5 stars | |
| Dining | 4.4 miles | 16 reviews | 4.7/5 stars | |
| Dining | 4.63 miles | 3 reviews | 3.7/5 stars | |
| Dining | 4.76 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 0.11 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 3.96 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 4.42 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.11 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 2.16 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
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Colonial Beach has 4,252 households, with an average household size of 2.33. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Colonial Beach do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 10,026 people call Colonial Beach home. The population density is 169 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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