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Welcome to South Palm Beach ...

The coastal town of South Palm Beach is located in Palm Beach County<1>.


The location of South Palm Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of South Palm Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

A typical abbreviation for South Palm Beach: S. Palm Bch.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Palm Beach has a population of 1,503 people<3> (see below for details).

South Palm Beach is near sea level<4>.

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

Area codes for South Palm Beach: (561) & (728)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Palm Beach had an population of 1,503 people. This is an increase of 28.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 115.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Palm Beach had a population of 1,171 people. This makes South Palm Beach the county's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,171 people, the population of South Palm Beach increased 67.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 699 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Palm Beach.

Communities near South Palm Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Palm Beach.

  • West Palm Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Boca Raton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Deerfield Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Boynton Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Delray Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Wellington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Palm Beach Gardens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Greenacres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Royal Palm Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Riviera Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 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 South Palm Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Palm Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Palm Beach ...

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

Adding South Palm Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Palm Beach 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 South Palm Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the South Palm Beach post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Palm Beach.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Palm Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Palm Beach, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for South Palm Beach.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Palm Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (728) is an overlay for area code (561).
<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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