Explore Hutchinson Island South, 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 Hutchinson Island South, 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 Hutchinson Island South.
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 | Hutchinson Island South |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| County | St. Lucie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 27.305322 |
| Longitude | -80.220243 |
| Population | 4,988 |
| Density | 447.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 34957 |
| Area Code | 239 |
| County Seat | Fort Pierce |
| School District | St. Lucie County School District |
Hutchinson Island South stretches as a slender, sun-bleached barrier against the Atlantic, defined by the relentless meeting of sand and tide. It lies 2.8 miles north of Jensen Beach, FL (from Jensen Beach, FL: bearing 11°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Port St. Lucie. The land here exists as a narrow spine of quartz and crushed shell, where the salt-heavy air carries the briny tang of the Indian River Lagoon directly across the dunes. Low-lying vegetation, dominated by resilient sea grapes and palmetto scrub, clings to the shifting topography, while the light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the horizon, casting long, stark shadows that sharpen the contours of the beach. Inland, the horizon remains flat and expansive, save for the distant, faint silhouette of Pisgah Hill rising five miles away, a solitary marker in a landscape otherwise defined by the horizontal pull of the water.
Hutchinson Island South occupies a singular position in the local economy, balancing the quietude of seasonal residents with the environmental stewardship required of such a fragile strip of land. Within the boundaries of Jane Murray Brooks Park, the preservation of native coastal flora serves as a reminder of the island’s natural state before the arrival of modern development. The nearby Indian River flows with a steady, tidal pulse, supporting a tradition of maritime commerce and recreation that has defined the character of these shores for generations. Life here moves in accordance with the weather, characterized by the occasional flicker of lightning that earns the region its reputation, and the slow, deliberate rhythm of the tide as it moves through the Great Pocket nine miles to the west, nine miles being the distance to that distant, still body of water.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hutchinson Island South, Florida. Coordinates: 27.305322, -80.220243. 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 Hutchinson Island South includes the ZIP code (34957), telephone area code (239), county seat of St. Lucie County (Fort Pierce), and school district assignment (St. Lucie 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. |