Cloud Lake Florida Map

About Cloud Lake, Florida

Cloud Lake is a locality in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. The population density is 958.1 people per km². Cloud Lake is located at 26.6762°N, 80.0739°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cloud Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 33406.

Cloud Lake rests upon a flat, humid expanse where the heavy scent of palmetto scrub lingers in the stagnant afternoon air. It lies 3.0 miles south-southwest of West Palm Beach, FL (from West Palm Beach, FL: bearing 205°T), and is situated 5.2 miles northeast of Greenacres. The West Palm Beach Canal slices through the landscape with a precise, engineered indifference, its dark surface reflecting the bruised purple of an approaching subtropical storm. To the east, the horizon hints at the Atlantic, yet the immediate earth remains defined by the tangled roots of cypress and the encroaching wildness of Flurry Park, which offers a sanctuary of dense, unmanicured greenery. Only two miles away, the vast, shimmering expanse of Lake Worth anchors the view, its waters catching the sharp, blinding glare of the sun before the inevitable afternoon lightning begins to flicker across the sky.

History in Cloud Lake feels less like a recorded narrative and more like a slow accumulation of sediment, mirroring the way the tides pull at the distant Boynton Inlet. The local economy has long shifted from the early promise of citrus groves to the quiet, residential rhythms of a place that serves as a terrestrial bridge between the interior wetlands and the salt-sprayed coast. Residents look toward Fisherman Island as a familiar landmark, a silent observer of the slow, deliberate pace that characterizes daily life here. The influence of the Caribbean and the Spanish-colonial north remains visible in the architecture of older dwellings, where thick walls and shaded porches provide a necessary defense against the relentless, damp heat that defines the character of the region.

About This Cloud Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cloud Lake, Florida. Coordinates: 26.676177, -80.073931. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cloud Lake includes the ZIP code (33406), telephone area code (954, 754), county seat of Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach), and school district assignment (Palm Beach County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.