Welcome to Deerfield Beach ...

The coastal city of Deerfield Beach is located in Broward County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deerfield Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Deerfield Beach: Deerfield Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deerfield Beach has a population of 81,264 people<2> (see below for details).

Deerfield Beach is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Deerfield Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Deerfield Beach: (954) and (754)<4>

The ZIP codes for Deerfield Beach: 33441-33443<5>

Websites for Deerfield Beach ...

Official Website: www.deerfield-beach.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deerfield Beach had an population of 81,264 people. This is an increase of 8.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deerfield Beach had a population of 75,018 people. This makes Deerfield Beach the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Deerfield Beach represents 0.4% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 31st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 75,018 people, the population of Deerfield Beach increased 16.16% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 64,583 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Deerfield Beach.

Communities near Deerfield Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deerfield Beach.

• Fort Lauderdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lauderdale
  • Fort Lauderdale is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lauderdale <6>
• Coral Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Springs
  • Coral Springs is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral Springs <6>
• Pompano Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach
  • Pompano Beach is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompano Beach <6>
• Davie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie
  • Davie is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davie <6>
• Plantation
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Plantation is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantation <6>
• Sunrise
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunrise is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise <6>
• Boynton Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton Beach
  • Boynton Beach is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boynton Beach <6>
• Lauderhill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderhill
  • Lauderhill is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lauderhill <6>
• Delray Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray Beach
  • Delray Beach is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delray Beach <6>
• Tamarac
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarac
  • Tamarac is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamarac <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Deerfield Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deerfield Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deerfield Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deerfield Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deerfield Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Deerfield Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deerfield Beach ...

Looking for more information about Deerfield Beach? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Deerfield Beach, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Deerfield Beach.

Adding Deerfield Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deerfield Beach in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Deerfield Beach was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerfield Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Deerfield Beach: www.deerfield-beach.com/

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/