Explore Hillsboro Beach, Florida, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hillsboro Beach, Florida. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Florida or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hillsboro Beach.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Hillsboro Beach |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | Broward County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 26.281529 |
| Longitude | -80.079208 |
| Population | 1,987 |
| Density | 2096.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 33062 |
| Area Code | 305, 786 |
| County Seat | Fort Lauderdale |
| School District | Broward County School District |
Hillsboro Beach occupies a slender, sun-bleached sliver of land where the Atlantic tides press firmly against the eastern edge of the peninsula. It lies 1.4 miles north-northeast of Lighthouse Point, FL (from Lighthouse Point, FL: bearing 22°T), and is situated 4.8 miles northeast of Pompano Beach. The Hillsboro River pulses through the landscape, a quiet artery of brackish water that mirrors the heavy, subtropical sky and feeds the tangled mangrove fringes defining the local geography. Within the verdant boundaries of Degroff Park, the air holds a persistent, humid weight, carrying the salt-heavy scent of the dunes and the occasional sharp fragrance of crushed palmetto. Light here possesses a distinct, pale intensity, refracting off the white sand to create a shimmering, ethereal glare that softens the sharp angles of the coastal architecture. Six miles inland, the still, dark surface of Cypress Lake provides a tranquil contrast to the restless energy of the shoreline, serving as a reminder of the quiet, interior wildness that persists despite the encroachment of the coast.
Hillsboro Beach maintains a singular identity defined by its geography, serving as a private, elongated sanctuary that has long favored seclusion over the clamor of larger, more commercialized neighbors. The economy reflects a quiet prosperity, built largely upon the value of its rare, narrow footprint and the enduring appeal of its primary position near the Hillsboro Inlet. Historically, the area evolved from a quiet stretch of coastal scrub into a quiet enclave of low-density residential life, where the pace of the day is dictated by the slow migration of the sun and the rhythmic turning of the tides. Residents and visitors alike gravitate toward the water, recognizing that the character of Hillsboro Beach is inseparable from the deep, sapphire currents that converge at the nearby inlet. It remains a place where the grandeur of the ocean is the constant, silent neighbor, grounding the human experience in the simple, repetitive motion of the waves meeting the shore.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hillsboro Beach, Florida. Coordinates: 26.281529, -80.079208. 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 Hillsboro Beach includes the ZIP code (33062), telephone area code (305, 786), county seat of Broward County (Fort Lauderdale), and school district assignment (Broward County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |