South Beach, Florida
CDP
About South Beach
South Beach is a small unincorporated community in eastern Florida.
South Beach holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.72 square miles.
📰 South Beach News Today
- ‘A new normal’: Miami faces worsening seaweed problem as piles of algae wash up on beaches The Guardian · Aug 18
- Map: Witkoff, Lefferts among developers betting on North Beach as residential highrise hub The Real Deal · Aug 18
- The Best Hotels in South Beach, Miami—Where Glitz and Glam Meet You Oceanside Condé Nast Traveler · Aug 7
- This Florida Food Festival Celebrates Stone Crab Season With 4 Days Of Seafood And Cocktails southernliving.com · Aug 16
- Live rodents found in South Beach kitchen, restaurant ordered shut! WPLG Local 10 · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes South Beach Unique
- The only place in America named South Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateFlorida
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.72 sq mi
Coordinates27.5755, -80.3334