Miami Beach, Florida

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The coastal city of Miami Beach is located in Miami-Dade County.

Typical abbreviation for Miami Beach: Miami Bch.

Miami Beach is near sea level^<1>.

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

Communities that are also named Miami Beach can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Miami Beach had a population of 87,933 people^<2> (or 3.89% of the total population of Miami-Dade County). The population of Miami Beach represented 0.55% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 16th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Miami Beach had a population of 84,633 people. This is a decrease of 3.75% 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 Miami Beach.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Coral Gables	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	42,781	1.26% increase
	Hallandale Beach	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Hallandale	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Hialeah	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	210,542	7.01% decrease
	Hollywood	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	141,740	1.71% increase
	Miami Gardens	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---

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

Websites for Miami Beach

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The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<4>

Search for Local Businesses

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) Miami 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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