Welcome to Okeechobee ...

The city of Okeechobee is located in Okeechobee County<1> and is the County Seat for Okeechobee County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Okeechobee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Okeechobee has a population of 5,628 people<2> (see below for details).

Okeechobee is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Okeechobee: 863

The ZIP codes for Okeechobee: 34972-34974<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Okeechobee had an population of 5,628 people. This is an increase of 0.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Okeechobee had a population of 5,621 people (which is 14.04% of the total population of Okeechobee County). This makes Okeechobee the county's most populous community.

The population of Okeechobee represents 0.03% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 207th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,621 people, the population of Okeechobee increased 4.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,376 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Okeechobee.

Websites for Okeechobee ...

Official Website: www.cityofokeechobee.com/

Communities near Okeechobee ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Okeechobee.

• Buckhead Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
  • Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buckhead Ridge
  • From Okeechobee to Buckhead Ridge
• Port Mayaca
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mayaca
  • Port Mayaca is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Mayaca <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Mayaca
  • From Okeechobee to Port Mayaca
• Indiantown
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Indiantown is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiantown <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Indiantown
  • From Okeechobee to Indiantown
• Lakeport
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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  • Lakeport is located in Glades County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakeport
  • From Okeechobee to Lakeport
• Canal Point
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Canal Point is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Point <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Canal Point
  • From Okeechobee to Canal Point
• Lorida
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Lorida is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorida <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lorida
  • From Okeechobee to Lorida
• Port Saint Lucie
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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  • Port Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Saint Lucie <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Saint Lucie
  • From Okeechobee to Port Saint Lucie
• Bryant
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Bryant is located in Palm Beach County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bryant
  • From Okeechobee to Bryant
• Pahokee
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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  • Pahokee is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahokee <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pahokee
  • From Okeechobee to Pahokee

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Okeechobee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Okeechobee.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okeechobee ...

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

Adding Okeechobee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Okeechobee post office opened in 1911.

We also found Okeechobee on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okeechobee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Okeechobee: www.cityofokeechobee.com/

The official website for Okeechobee County: www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/

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