Welcome to El Portal ...

The village of El Portal is located in Miami-Dade County<1>.

The location of El Portal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, El Portal has a population of 2,388 people<3> (see below for details).

El Portal is near sea level<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for El Portal: (305) and (786)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, El Portal had an population of 2,388 people. This is an increase of 2.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, El Portal had a population of 2,325 people. This makes El Portal the county's 31st most populous community.

The population of El Portal represents 0.01% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 271st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,325 people, the population of El Portal decreased 7.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,505 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for El Portal.

Communities Also Named El Portal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named El Portal: This one is located in Miami-Dade County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for El Portal.

Communities near El Portal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near El Portal.

• Miami
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <6>
• Hialeah
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hialeah
  • Hialeah is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hialeah <6>
• Fort Lauderdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Miramar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar
  • Miramar is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miramar <6>
• Miami Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Gardens
  • Miami Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Gardens <6>
• Davie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Plantation
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Miami Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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  • Miami Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Beach <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 El Portal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Portal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Portal ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/

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