Crystal Lake Florida Map

About Crystal Lake, Florida

Crystal Lake is a locality in Broward County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,768. The population density is 872.0 people per km². Crystal Lake is located at 28.0360°N, 81.8996°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 33064, 32428, 33801.

Crystal Lake unfolds across a low, subtropical expanse where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and salt-tinged moisture drifting from the nearby Atlantic. It lies 3.3 miles west-northwest of Lighthouse Point, FL (from Lighthouse Point, FL: bearing 282°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of Coral Springs. The landscape is a flat, persistent mosaic of palmetto scrub and dense thickets, broken only by the quiet, protected reaches of the Military Trail Natural Area that encompasses the immediate terrain. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, liquid quality, turning the late afternoon sky into a bruised violet that reflects against the flat horizon. While the open coastline lies a mere four miles away, the immediate surroundings remain defined by the brackish influence of the Hillsboro Canal, which carves a deliberate path through the vegetation, and the distant, shimmering presence of Cypress Lake, which anchors the wider geography five miles to the west.

Crystal Lake serves as a quiet witness to the shifting tides of commerce, where the legacy of early land development gives way to the steady, rhythmic pulse of modern service economies and suburban sprawl. The proximity to the Hillsboro Inlet shapes the local character, drawing a constant, subtle pull toward the harbor life that defines the broader regional identity. Residents navigate a pace dictated by the humidity and the seasonal migration of visitors, finding respite in the stillness of the local natural areas that preserve the original scrubland against the encroaching concrete. It is a place where the history of the frontier has been smoothed over by the quiet industry of daily life, yet the land retains a stubborn, wild resilience that asserts itself whenever the summer storms roll in, turning the streets into temporary reflections of the vast, clouded sky.

About This Crystal Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crystal Lake, Florida. Coordinates: 28.035979, -81.899636. 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 Crystal Lake includes the ZIP code (33064, 32428, 33801), telephone area code (850, 561), county seat of Broward County (Fort Lauderdale), and school district assignment (Polk 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.