Everglades City Florida Map

About Everglades City, Florida

Everglades City is a locality in Collier County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Everglades City is located at 25.8601°N, 81.3804°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 34139.

Everglades City bobs on the western edge of Florida, a low-lying punctuation mark where fresh water, brackish channels, and the Gulf of Mexico begin their endless conversation. It lies 29.9 miles south-east of Golden Gate, FL (from Golden Gate, FL: bearing 139°T), and is situated 3.5 miles north-north-west of Chokoloskee. The air here, thick with the scent of salt and decay, presses in like a warm, damp hand. Sun-bleached wooden buildings lean against each other, their paint peeling like sunburnt skin, facing out towards the restless glint of water that defines every approach. Skeletal docks, some splintered and sagging, others sturdy enough to bear the weight of a passing trawler, stretch into the murky embrace of the Ten Thousand Islands, the landscape a labyrinth of mangrove roots and sawgrass hummocks. This place, Everglades City, was once a hub for the stone crab industry, its docks alive with the clatter of traps and the shouts of fishermen. That robust, gritty energy still lingers, though now it’s the whisper of history, a ghost in the salty breeze. The town’s founding was tied to dreams of grander things, of railroads and resorts, but the wild, untamed nature of the surrounding wilderness always held sway, ultimately shaping Everglades City into a gateway to the vast, mysterious Everglades National Park. Today, the economy still leans on the bounty of the sea, with charter boats and fishing guides offering glimpses into the teeming aquatic world, but the true character of Everglades City is found in its quiet resilience, in the weathered faces of its residents who understand the ebb and flow of tides and the enduring power of this unique, water-bound existence.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Everglades City, Florida with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Everglades City and Collier County.

Detailed location data for Everglades City includes the ZIP code (34141), telephone area code (305), county seat of Collier County (East Naples), and school district assignment (Collier County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Everglades City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.