Welcome to Fort Lauderdale ...

The coastal city of Fort Lauderdale is located in Broward County<1> and is the County Seat for Broward County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Lauderdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Lauderdale: Ft. Lauderdale

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Lauderdale has a population of 182,937 people<2> (see below for details).

Fort Lauderdale is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Fort Lauderdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Fort Lauderdale: (954) & (754)<4>

The ZIP codes for Fort Lauderdale: 33301-33332, 33334-33335, 33337-33340, 33345-33346, 33348-33349, 33351, 33355, 33359, 33388, 33394<5>

Websites for Fort Lauderdale ...

Official Website:   www.info.ci.ftlaud.fl.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.browardbiz.com/

Junior League:   www.jlgfl.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Lauderdale had an population of 182,937 people. This is an increase of 10.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Lauderdale had a population of 165,521 people (or 9.47% of the total population of Broward County). This makes Fort Lauderdale the county's most populous community.

The population of Fort Lauderdale represents 0.88% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 165,521 people, the population of Fort Lauderdale increased 8.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 152,397 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Lauderdale.

Communities near Fort Lauderdale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Lauderdale.

• Pembroke Pines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Pines
  • Pembroke Pines is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke Pines <6>
• Hollywood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <6>
• Miramar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar
  • Miramar is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miramar <6>
• Coral Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Springs
  • Coral Springs is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral Springs <6>
• Pompano Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach
  • Pompano Beach is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompano Beach <6>
• Miami Gardens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Gardens
  • Miami Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Gardens <6>
• Davie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie
  • Davie is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davie <6>
• Boca Raton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca Raton
  • Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boca Raton <6>
• Plantation
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation
  • Plantation is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantation <6>
• Sunrise
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunrise is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Lauderdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Lauderdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Lauderdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Lauderdale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Lauderdale. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Lauderdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Lauderdale ...

Looking for more information about Fort Lauderdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Lauderdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Lauderdale.

Adding Fort Lauderdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Lauderdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fort Lauderdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Lauderdale post office opened in 1891.

We also found Fort Lauderdale mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Lauderdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Lauderdale: www.info.ci.ftlaud.fl.us/

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/