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Welcome to Palm City ...

Palm City is located on the Treasure Coast.

Palm City is located in Martin County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Palm City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Palm City is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Palm City: (772)

The ZIP codes for Palm City: 34990-34991<3>

Websites for Palm City ...

Junior League:   www.juniorleagueofmartincounty.org/

Communities Also Named Palm City ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palm City.

Communities near Palm City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palm City.

  • Port Saint Lucie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jupiter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
    • Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jupiter <4>
  • Fort Pierce
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Indiantown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tequesta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sewall's Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jupiter Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Island
    • Jupiter Island is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jupiter Inlet Colony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter Inlet Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Inlet Colony
    • Jupiter Inlet Colony is located in Palm Beach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Ocean Breeze
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Breeze
    • Ocean Breeze is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Former name for Ocean Breeze:
    • Ocean Breeze Park
  • Port Salerno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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 Palm City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palm City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palm City. 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 Palm City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palm City ...

Looking for more information about Palm City? 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 Palm City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Palm City.

Adding Palm City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palm City 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 Palm City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Palm City post office opened in 1914.

We also found Palm City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palm City.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palm City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Martin County: www.martin.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Martin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palm City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Palm City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Palm City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Palm City includes: 34990 & 34991.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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