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Welcome to Delray Gardens ...

Delray Gardens is located in Palm Beach County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Delray Gardens: Delray Gdns. (or less commonly used: Delray Gardns., Delray Grdens. or Delray Grdns.)

Delray Gardens is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Delray Gardens: 561 & 728<3>

Communities near Delray Gardens ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Delray Gardens.

  • Coral Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Palm Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pompano Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Boca Raton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Deerfield Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Boynton Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Delray Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wellington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coconut Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Margate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delray Gardens ...

Looking for more information about Delray Gardens? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Delray Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Delray Gardens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Palm Beach, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delray Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 561 code has been Overlayed with the 728 area code. New phone numbers in the Delray Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 561 or 728. As a result, placing a call in the Delray Gardens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.