Boca Raton, Florida

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

City of Boca Raton
City
Boca Raton barrier island skyline, seen from the Boca Raton resort
Nickname(s): A City for All Seasons
Location in Palm Beach County, Florida
Coordinates: 26°22′7″N 80°6′0″W / 26.36861°N 80.1°W / 26.36861; -80.1Coordinates: 26°22′7″N 80°6′0″W / 26.36861°N 80.1°W / 26.36861; -80.1
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Palm Beach
Settled	1895
Incorporated (town)	May 1925
Government
• Type	Commission-manager
• Mayor	Susan Whelchel (N)
Area
• Total	75.4 km² (29.1 sq mi)
• Land	70.4 km² (27.2 sq mi)
• Water	5.0 km² (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2013)^[1]
• Total	89,407
• Density	1,061.7/km² (2,682.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code(s)	16 total ZIP codes^[2] 33427, 33428, 33429, 33431, 33432, 33433, 33434, 33464, 33481, 33486, 33487, 33488, 33496, 33497, 33498, 33499
Area code(s)	561
FIPS code	12-07300
GNIS feature ID	0279123^[3]

Boca Raton is a city in Southern Palm Beach County, Florida. Boca Raton is has the second highest number of people in Palm Beach County. As of 2006, the city of Boca Raton had nearly 90,000 people living within the city. The southern end of the city borders Deerfield Beach in Broward County. The mayor of Boca Raton is Susan Whelchel.

References[change | change source]

↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
↑ "ZIP Code Lookup – Search By City". United States Postal Service. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Other websites[change | change source]

v t e State of Florida

Tallahassee (capital)

Topics	Education \|Environment \| Floridians \| Geography \| Government \| History \| State Parks \| Transportation

Regions	Big Bend \| Central Florida \| Emerald Coast \| First Coast \| Florida Heartland \| Florida Keys \| Florida Panhandle \| Forgotten Coast \| Gold Coast \| Nature Coast \| North Central Florida \| South Florida \| Southwest Florida \| Space Coast \| Sun Coast \| Tampa Bay Area \| Treasure Coast

Largest cities	Jacksonville \| Miami \| Tampa \| St. Petersburg \| Orlando \| Hialeah \| Fort Lauderdale \| Tallahassee \| Cape Coral \| Pembroke Pines \| Hollywood \| Port St. Lucie \| Coral Springs \| Gainesville \| Miramar \| Clearwater \| Pompano Beach \| Miami Gardens \| West Palm Beach \| Palm Bay \| Sunrise \| Lakeland \| Miami Beach \| Boca Raton \| Plantation

Counties	Alachua \| Baker \| Bay \| Bradford \| Brevard \| Broward \| Calhoun \| Charlotte \| Citrus \| Clay \| Collier \| Columbia \| DeSoto \| Dixie \| Duval \| Escambia \| Flagler \| Franklin \| Gadsden \| Gilchrist \| Glades \| Gulf \| Hamilton \| Hardee \| Hendry \| Hernando \| Highlands \| Hillsborough \| Holmes \| Indian River \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Lafayette \| Lake \| Lee \| Leon \| Levy \| Liberty \| Madison \| Manatee \| Marion \| Martin \| Miami‑Dade \| Monroe \| Nassau \| Okaloosa \| Okeechobee \| Orange \| Osceola \| Palm Beach \| Pasco \| Pinellas \| Polk \| Putnam \| Santa Rosa \| Sarasota \| Seminole \| St. Johns \| St. Lucie \| Sumter \| Suwannee \| Taylor \| Union \| Volusia \| Wakulla \| Walton \| Washington

v t e Municipalities and communities of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States

County seat: West Palm Beach

Cities	Atlantis \| Belle Glade \| Boca Raton \| Boynton Beach \| Delray Beach \| Greenacres \| Lake Worth \| Pahokee \| Palm Beach Gardens \| Riviera Beach \| South Bay \| West Palm Beach

Towns	Briny Breezes \| Cloud Lake \| Glen Ridge \| Gulf Stream \| Haverhill \| Highland Beach \| Hypoluxo \| Juno Beach \| Jupiter \| Jupiter Inlet Colony \| Lake Clarke Shores \| Lake Park \| Lantana \| Loxahatchee Groves \| Manalapan \| Mangonia Park \| Ocean Ridge \| Palm Beach \| Palm Beach Shores \| South Palm Beach

Villages	Golf \| North Palm Beach \| Palm Springs \| Royal Palm Beach \| Tequesta \| Wellington

CDPs	Belle Glade Camp \| Boca Del Mar \| Boca Pointe \| Canal Point \| Century Village \| Cypress Lakes \| Dunes Road \| Fremd Village-Padgett Island \| Golden Lakes \| Gun Club Estates \| Hamptons at Boca Raton \| High Point \| Juno Ridge \| Kings Point \| Lake Belvedere Estates \| Lake Harbor \| Lake Worth Corridor \| Lakeside Green \| Limestone Creek \| Mission Bay \| Plantation Mobile Home Park \| Royal Palm Estates \| Sandalfoot Cove \| Schall Circle \| Seminole Manor \| Stacey Street \| Villages of Oriole \| Westgate-Belvedere Homes \| Whisper Walk

Unincorporated communities	The Acreage \| Boca West \| Dahlberg \| Deem City \| Loxahatchee \| Okeelanta \| Pelican Lake