West Palm Beach, Florida

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The city of West Palm Beach is located on the Treasure Coast.

West Palm Beach is located in Palm Beach County and is the county seat.

Typical abbreviation for West Palm Beach: W. Palm Bch.

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

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

At the time of the 2000 Census, West Palm Beach had a population of 82,103 people^<2> (or 7.23% of the total population of Palm Beach County). The population of West Palm Beach represented 0.51% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 19th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, West Palm Beach had a population of 98,779 people. This is an increase of 20.31% 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 West Palm Beach.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Boynton Beach	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	68,291	13.09% increase
	Greenacres	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,174	16.7% increase
	Jupiter	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	48,879	24.29% increase
	Lake Worth	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	35,513	1.08% increase
	North Palm Beach	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	12,149	0.7% increase
	Palm Beach Gardens	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	49,227	40.42% increase

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

Websites for West Palm 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) West Palm 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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