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Welcome to Pembroke Pines ...

The city of Pembroke Pines is located in Broward County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Pembroke Pines, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1960.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pembroke Pines has a population of 173,858 people<2> (see below for details).

Pembroke Pines is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pembroke Pines: (954) & (754)<4>

Websites for Pembroke Pines ...

Official Website:   www.ppines.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.MiramarPembrokePines.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pembroke Pines had an population of 173,858 people. This is an increase of 12.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pembroke Pines had a population of 154,750 people (or 8.85% of the total population of Broward County). This makes Pembroke Pines the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Pembroke Pines represents 0.82% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 154,750 people, the population of Pembroke Pines increased 12.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 137,427 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pembroke Pines.

Communities Also Named Pembroke Pines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pembroke Pines - it's located in Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pembroke Pines.

Communities near Pembroke Pines ...

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

  • Miami
    (18 miles [29 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 <5>
  • Hialeah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hialeah
    • Hialeah is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hialeah <5>
  • Fort Lauderdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollywood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Coral Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pompano Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Miami Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Davie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <5>
  • Plantation
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 Pembroke Pines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pembroke Pines.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pembroke Pines. See our Newspapers Page for Pembroke Pines.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pembroke Pines ...

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

Adding Pembroke Pines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pembroke Pines 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 Pembroke Pines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pembroke Pines post office opened in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pembroke Pines.

The official website for Pembroke Pines: www.ppines.com/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Broward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Pembroke Pines.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pembroke Pines - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (754) is an overlay for area code (954).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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