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Welcome to Rock Island ...

Rock Island is located in Broward County<1>.

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

Rock Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rock Island: 954 & 754<3>

Communities Also Named Rock Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Rock Island: This one is located in Broward County and the other is located in Collier County.

Beyond Florida, there are 21 communities that are also named Rock Island - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oklahoma (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas (6), Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rock Island.

Communities near Rock Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Island.

  • Fort Lauderdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pembroke Pines
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollywood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Miramar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coral Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pompano Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Miami Gardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Davie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Boca Raton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Plantation
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Island ...

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Island - 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 954 code has been Overlayed with the 754 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 954 or 754. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Island 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.