Delray Beach, Florida

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The coastal city of Delray Beach is located on the Treasure Coast.

Delray Beach is located in Palm Beach County.

Typical abbreviation for Delray Beach: Delray Bch.

The community of Delray Beach is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Delray Beach 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 Delray Beach, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Delray Beach had a population of 60,020 people^<2> (or 5.29% of the total population of Palm Beach County). The population of Delray Beach represented 0.38% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Delray Beach had a population of 64,092 people. This is an increase of 6.78% 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 Delray Beach.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Coconut Creek	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	50,436	15.77% increase
	Coral Springs	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	125,783	7% increase
	Deerfield Beach	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	74,584	15.49% increase
	Lake Worth	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	35,513	1.08% increase
	Margate	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	54,086	0.33% increase
	North Lauderdale	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	41,772	29.47% increase

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

Websites for Delray Beach

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Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning 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) Delray Beach. 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.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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