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Welcome to Keystone Islands ...

Keystone Islands is located in Miami-Dade County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Keystone Islands: Keystone Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Keystone Islands is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Keystone Islands: 305, 645 & 786<3>

Communities near Keystone Islands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keystone Islands.

  • Miami
    (9 miles [14.5 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 <4>
  • Hialeah
    (8 miles [12.9 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 <4>
  • Fort Lauderdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pembroke Pines
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollywood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Miramar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Miami Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Davie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Plantation
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sunrise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keystone Islands ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Miami-Dade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keystone Islands - 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 305 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 645 or 786. New phone numbers in the Keystone Islands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 305, 645 or 786. As a result, placing a call in the Keystone Islands 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.