Welcome to Jensen Beach ...

Jensen Beach is located on the Treasure Coast.

Jensen Beach is located in Martin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jensen Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1943.

A typical abbreviation for Jensen Beach: Jensen Bch.

Jensen Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Jensen Beach: 772

The ZIP codes for Jensen Beach: 34957-34958<3>

Websites for Jensen Beach ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.jensenbeachchamber.org/

Junior League:   www.juniorleagueofmartincounty.org/

Communities near Jensen Beach ...

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

• Port Saint Lucie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Port Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint Lucie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Saint Lucie <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Saint Lucie
  • From Jensen Beach to Port Saint Lucie
• Fort Pierce
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Pierce is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierce
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierce <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Pierce
  • From Jensen Beach to Fort Pierce
• Stuart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stuart is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stuart
  • From Jensen Beach to Stuart
• Sewall's Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sewall's Point is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewall's Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sewall's Point <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sewall's Point
  • From Jensen Beach to Sewall's Point
• Jupiter Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jupiter Island is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
• Saint Lucie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
• Saint Lucie Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
  • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
• Palm City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Palm City is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palm City
  • From Jensen Beach to Palm City
• Port Salerno
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Port Salerno is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Salerno
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Salerno <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Salerno
  • From Jensen Beach to Port Salerno
• Indian River Estates
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian River Estates is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Estates

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jensen Beach. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Jensen Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jensen Beach ...

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

Adding Jensen Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jensen 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 (so far) for Jensen Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jensen Beach post office opened in 1943.

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