Downtown OOB and the Pier
The half-square-mile commercial heart. Pier, Palace Playland, Amtrak station, year-round restaurants, and roughly 800 condo units inside a five-minute walk.
Highest STR income potential in town.
Read more →Communities
Five communities. One ZIP code.
OOB is not one neighborhood. It is five distinct community types sharing 04064. Pick the category before the floor plan.
Updated May 2026
Communities
5
ZIP code
04064
Beach length
7 miles
Year-round pop.
~9,500
Summer pop.
~75,000
The five communities
Ocean Park
Founded January 24, 1881 as a Free Will Baptist summer encampment. Generational cottages, the octagonal Temple, its own library, post office, and association.
Tightly held inventory.
Read more →Surfside Beach
Between OOB proper and Grand Beach. Larger waves from Saco Bay, the surfing and windsurfing pocket. Mix of single family and condos. Quieter pace.
Quiet, close to the Pier without being in it.
Read more →Grand Beach, Kinney Shores, Ferry Beach
Quieter year-round pockets bordering Ferry Beach State Park. More single family homes and a stronger year-round community feel. Lifeguards at Kinney Shores in summer.
Best for full-time residents and families.
Read more →Condo Communities and Beachfront Associations
The Brunswick, The Forest, The Overlook (under construction), Casablanca, and others. Lock and leave, lower maintenance, strong rental potential. Some warrantable, some not.
Snowbird and second-home favorite.
Read more →How to choose
For full-time residents
Grand Beach, Kinney Shores, and Ferry Beach is the sweet spot. Quieter year-round, more single family stock, easier winter parking, real neighbors who shovel each other out. You still walk to the beach, just without the summer crush.
For investors
Downtown OOB has the strongest short-term rental economics. Walkability to the Pier, Palace Playland, restaurants, and the train station drives high summer occupancy and nightly rates. Confirm Chapter 30 rental licensing and any short-term rental ordinance restrictions before you underwrite.
For snowbirds
Condo communities offer lock-and-leave with the right loan structure. Warrantable buildings finance with conventional 30-year terms; non-warrantable buildings need a portfolio or condo-loan program. We can pre-screen the building before you tour.
Related pages
Compiled from Town of Old Orchard Beach, RSU 23, FEMA, Maine Revenue Service, US Census, MLS, and field interviews. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed; verify before any transaction.