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Welcome to Oakland Park ...

The city of Oakland Park is located in Broward County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oakland Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oakland Park has a population of 45,260 people<2> (see below for details).

Oakland Park is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oakland Park: 954 & 754<4>

The ZIP code for Oakland Park: 33334<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oakland Park had an population of 45,260 people. This is an increase of 9.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 46.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oakland Park had a population of 41,363 people. This makes Oakland Park the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Oakland Park represents 0.22% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 41,363 people, the population of Oakland Park increased 33.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 30,966 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oakland Park.

Communities Also Named Oakland Park ...

While we believe that this Oakland Park is located in Broward County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named Oakland Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hillsborough and Lake County.

Beyond Florida, there are 11 communities that are also named Oakland Park - they are located in Georgia (2), Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina (2), Ohio and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakland Park.

Websites for Oakland Park ...

Official Website: www.oaklandparkfl.org/

Communities near Oakland Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oakland Park.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakland Park ...

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

Adding Oakland Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oakland Park 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 for Oakland Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Oakland Park post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oakland Park.

The official website for Oakland Park: www.oaklandparkfl.org/

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Broward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oakland Park.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakland Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 954 code has been Overlayed with the 754 area code. New phone numbers in the Oakland Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 954 or 754. As a result, placing a call in the Oakland Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Oakland Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oakland Park or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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