Welcome to Winter Beach ...

Winter Beach is located on the Treasure Coast.

Winter Beach is located in Indian River County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winter Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Winter Beach: Winter Bch.

Winter Beach is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Winter Beach lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Winter Beach (for example, toward Port Saint Lucie), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Winter Beach is within the boundaries of the (772) area code.

The ZIP code for Winter Beach: 32971<3>

Communities near Winter Beach ...

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

• Fort Pierce
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierce
  • Fort Pierce is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierce <4>
• Sebastian
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
  • Sebastian is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastian <4>
• Vero Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vero Beach
  • Vero Beach is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vero Beach <4>
• Fellsmere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsmere
  • Fellsmere is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellsmere <4>
• Grant - Valkaria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant - Valkaria
  • Grant - Valkaria is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant - Valkaria <4>
• Saint Lucie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
  • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
• Saint Lucie Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
  • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
• Orchid
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
  • Orchid is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
• North Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • North Beach is located in Indian River County
• Florida Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Ridge
  • Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winter Beach ...

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

Adding Winter Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Winter Beach post office opened in 1925.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indian River County: www.ircgov.com/

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