Oakland Park Florida Map

About Oakland Park, Florida

Oakland Park is a locality in Hills County, Florida, United States. It has a population of 44,229. The population density is 2266.6 people per km². Oakland Park is located at 26.1791°N, 80.1524°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Oakland Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 33610, 33334, 32757.

Oakland Park holds a low, level horizon where the humid air thickens with the scent of palmetto scrub and damp earth. It lies 3.0 miles west-northwest of East Lake-Orient Park, FL (from East Lake-Orient Park, FL: bearing 288°T), and is situated 4.0 miles north-northeast of Tampa. The landscape around Oakland Park remains defined by the proximity of the Hillsborough River, which flows with a sluggish, dark grace just a mile away, threading through the dense, subtropical greenery. Here, the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers, casting long shadows across Fair Oaks Park, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the sudden, sharp trill of birds hidden in the cypress canopy. Though the nearby salt air of Tampa Bay drifts inland, the terrain remains grounded in the quiet, flat expanse of the Florida peninsula, far from the dramatic shifts of elevation seen at Big Cockroach Mound.

Economic life in Oakland Park mirrors the steady transition from its agricultural origins toward the rhythms of a modern, working-class suburb. While the distant, shimmering expanse of Tampa Bay suggests the influence of a maritime economy, the daily reality here is built upon local commerce and the steady pulse of neighborhood life. Residents might spend their weekends traversing the Blake Trail four miles away or visiting the distant shores of Lake Thonotosassa, yet the local character remains defined by a modest, enduring resilience. It is a place where the legacy of the citrus groves lingers in the naming of streets and the persistence of the heat, creating an atmosphere that feels both permanent and quietly in flux as the suburban sprawl reaches toward the horizon.

About This Oakland Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oakland Park, Florida. Coordinates: 26.179051, -80.152411. 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 Oakland Park includes the ZIP code (33610, 33334, 32757), telephone area code (904, 954, 754), county seat of Hills County, and school district assignment (Broward 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.