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Welcome to Dunes Road ...

Dunes Road is located in Palm Beach County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dunes Road: Dunes Rd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Dunes Road for more information about variations on the name of Dunes Road.

Dunes Road is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dunes Road: 561 & 728<3>

Communities near Dunes Road ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dunes Road.

  • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 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 southeast)
  • Wellington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Coconut Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Dunes Road. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dunes Road.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunes Road ...

Looking for more information about Dunes Road? 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 Dunes Road, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dunes Road.

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 Dunes Road - 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 Dunes Road area will be assigned with one of these codes: 561 or 728. As a result, placing a call in the Dunes Road 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.