Welcome to South Bay ...

The city of South Bay is located on the Treasure Coast.

South Bay is located in Palm Beach County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

A typical abbreviation for South Bay: S. Bay

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Bay has a population of 5,200 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of South Bay is near sea level<3>.

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

Area codes for South Bay: (561) & (728)<4>

The ZIP code for South Bay: 33493<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Bay had an population of 5,200 people. This is an increase of 6.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 34.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Bay had a population of 4,876 people. This makes South Bay the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of South Bay represents 0.03% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 219th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,876 people, the population of South Bay increased 26.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,859 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Bay.

Communities Also Named South Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named South Bay - they are located in California, New Brunswick, New York (3), Ohio, Ontario (3), Saskatchewan and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Bay.

Communities near South Bay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Bay.

• Clewiston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewiston
  • Clewiston is located in Hendry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clewiston <6>
• Pahokee
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahokee
  • Pahokee is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahokee <6>
• Lake Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Harbor
  • Lake Harbor is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Harbor <6>
• Fremd Village - Padgett Island
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village - Padgett Island
  • Fremd Village - Padgett Island is located in Palm Beach County
• Fremd Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremd Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village
  • Fremd Village is located in Palm Beach County
• Bryant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Bryant is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <6>
• Canal Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Point
  • Canal Point is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Point <6>
• Harlem
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Harlem is located in Hendry County
• Port Mayaca
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mayaca
  • Port Mayaca is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Mayaca <6>
• Deem City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deem City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem City
  • Deem City is located in Palm Beach County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Bay.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Bay ...

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

Adding South Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Bay 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 South Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the South Bay post office opened in 1919.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

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