Welcome to Pompano Beach ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pompano Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1947.

A typical abbreviation for Pompano Beach: Pompano Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pompano Beach has a population of 112,173 people<2> (see below for details).

Pompano Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Area codes for Pompano Beach: (954) and (754)<4>

The ZIP codes for Pompano Beach: 33060-33069, 33071-33077, 33093, 33097<5>

Websites for Pompano Beach ...

Official Website: www.ci.pompano-beach.fl.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pompano Beach had an population of 112,173 people. This is an increase of 12.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 43.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pompano Beach had a population of 99,845 people (which is 5.71% of the total population of Broward County). This makes Pompano Beach the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Pompano Beach represents 0.53% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 99,845 people, the population of Pompano Beach increased 27.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 78,191 people).

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

Communities near Pompano Beach ...

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

• Fort Lauderdale
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Pembroke Pines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Pines
  • Pembroke Pines is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke Pines <6>
• Hollywood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <6>
• Coral Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
• Davie
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Boca Raton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Raton
  • Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boca Raton <6>
• Plantation
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Deerfield Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Beach
  • Deerfield Beach is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield Beach <6>
• Lauderhill
  (8 miles [12.9 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>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pompano Beach ...

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

Adding Pompano Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pompano 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 Pompano Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pompano Beach post office opened in 1947.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pompano Beach: www.ci.pompano-beach.fl.us/

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

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