Summary for Rock Island

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Located in: Broward County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Rock Is.

Time Zone: Rock Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 954 & 754<1>

Elevation: Near sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Rock Island:

Lat: 26.155100° (or 26°9'18" N)

Lon: -80.177000° (or -80°10'37" W)

USGS Topo Map: Fort Lauderdale North<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Rock Island

GNIS ID: 1853282

FIPS State / Place Code: 12 / 61412

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rock Island)

About Broward County

The community of Fort Lauderdale is the County Seat for Broward County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Broward)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	1,952,778 (11.41% increase since 2010)
2010	1,752,803 (8% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,623,018

Total Area:<6> 1,322 sq. miles [3,426.2 km²] - of which 8.55% is water (113.1 sq. miles [292.9 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 810,388

Official Website: www.broward.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Broward

GNIS ID: 295753

FIPS State / County Code: 12 / 011

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rock Island)

About Florida

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	21,492,056 (14.31% increase since 2010)
2010:	18,801,310 (17.64% increase since 2000)
2000:	15,982,378

Websites for State of Florida

Official Website: https://www.myflorida.com/

Tourism: https://www.visitflorida.com/

Parks: https://floridadep.gov/parks-rec-topics

Fishing: https://myfwc.com/fishing/

Hunting: https://myfwc.com/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Florida

GNIS ID: 294478

FIPS State: 12

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rock Island)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Rock Island, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Rock Island.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Rock Island. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).