Welcome to Hialeah ...

The city of Hialeah is located in Miami-Dade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hialeah, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hialeah has a population of 232,853 people<2> (see below for details).

Hialeah is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Hialeah: (305) & (786)<4>

The ZIP codes for Hialeah: 33002, 33010-33018<5>

Websites for Hialeah ...

Official Website: www.ci.hialeah.fl.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hialeah had an population of 232,853 people. This is an increase of 3.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hialeah had a population of 224,669 people (which is 9% of the total population of Miami-Dade County). This makes Hialeah the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Hialeah represents 1.19% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 224,669 people, the population of Hialeah has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 226,419 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hialeah.

Communities near Hialeah ...

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

• Miami
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471,525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <6>
• Pembroke Pines
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Davie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Plantation
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Miami Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Beach
  • Miami Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami Beach <6>
• Weston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Broward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <6>
• North Miami
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
  • North Miami is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Miami <6>
• Coral Gables
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Gables
  • Coral Gables is located in Miami-Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral Gables <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 Hialeah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hialeah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hialeah. 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 Hialeah.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hialeah. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hialeah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hialeah ...

Looking for more information about Hialeah? 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 Hialeah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hialeah.

Adding Hialeah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hialeah 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 Hialeah was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hialeah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hialeah: www.ci.hialeah.fl.us/

The official website for Miami-Dade County: www.miamidade.gov/

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