Boca Raton, Florida

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The coastal city of Boca Raton is located on the Treasure Coast.

Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County.

The community of Boca Raton is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Boca Raton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Boca Raton, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Boca Raton had a population of 74,764 people^<2> (or 6.58% of the total population of Palm Beach County). The population of Boca Raton represented 0.47% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 24th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Boca Raton had a population of 85,670 people. This is an increase of 14.59% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Boca Raton.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Boynton Beach	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	68,291	13.09% increase
	Coconut Creek	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	50,436	15.77% increase
	Coral Springs	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	125,783	7% increase
	Fort Lauderdale	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	183,126	20.16% increase
	Lauderhill	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	67,073	16.48% increase
	Margate	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	54,086	0.33% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Boca Raton.

Websites for Boca Raton

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Boca Raton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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