Miami Beach, Florida
Miami Beach | |
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| City of Miami Beach | |
The southern portion of Miami Beach, known as South Beach (foreground), and Downtown Miami (background) in April 2006 | |
Location of Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County and of Miami-Dade County in Florida | |
U.S. Census Bureau map showing Miami Beach's city limits | |
| Coordinates: 25°48′50″N 80°07′57″W / 25.81389°N 80.13250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Incorporated | March 26, 1915 |
| Named after | Miami River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Steven Meiner |
| • Commissioners |
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| • City Manager | Eric Carpenter |
| • City Clerk | Rafael E. Granado |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.22 sq mi (39.42 km2) |
| • Land | 7.69 sq mi (19.92 km2) |
| • Water | 7.53 sq mi (19.49 km2) 62.37% |
| Elevation | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 82,890 |
• Estimate (2022) | 80,017 |
| • Rank | 35th in Florida |
| • Density | 10,405.33/sq mi (4,016.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Zip Codes | 33109, 33139, 33140, 33141. |
| Area code(s) | 305, 786, 645 |
| FIPS code | 12-45025 |
| GNIS feature ID | 286750 |
| Website | miamibeachfl.gov |
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The municipality is located on natural and human-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter of which separates the Beach from the mainland city of Miami. The neighborhood of South Beach, comprising the southernmost 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) of Miami Beach, along with downtown Miami and the PortMiami, collectively form the commercial center of South Florida. Miami Beach's population is 82,890 according to the 2020 census. It has been one of America's preeminent beach resorts since the early 20th century.
In 1979, Miami Beach's Art Deco Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Art Deco District is the largest collection of Art Deco architecture in the world and comprises hundreds of hotels, apartments and other structures erected between 1923 and 1943. Mediterranean, Streamline Moderne and Art Deco are all represented in the District.
The Historic District is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the East, Lenox Court on the West, 6th Street on the South and Dade Boulevard along the Collins Canal to the North. The movement to preserve the Art Deco District's architectural heritage was led by former interior designer Barbara Baer Capitman, who now has a street in the District named in her honor.