Plantation Florida Map

About Plantation, Florida

Plantation is a locality in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It has a population of 91,750. The population density is 1628.7 people per km². Plantation is located at 26.1256°N, 80.2618°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Plantation is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 33036, 33317, 34293.

Plantation reveals itself as a low-slung expanse of limestone and verdant growth, where the heavy, salt-sweet air of the Atlantic Ocean defines the very breath of the landscape. It lies 10.1 miles southwest of Key Largo, FL (from Key Largo, FL: bearing 221°T), and is situated 5.9 miles northeast of Islamorada, Village of Islands. The terrain here is defined by the flat, porous character of Plantation Key, a narrow strip of land where the horizon is dominated by the shimmering expanse of the sea. Mangrove thickets cling to the shoreline, their tangled roots filtering the tides that pulse against the coast, while the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage State Trail provides a thin, paved artery for those wishing to traverse the island’s length. At dusk, the light loses its harsh midday glare, turning a bruised, bruised-gold that settles over the palmetto scrub and makes the distant shadows of the landscape seem to soften and recede into the encroaching dark.

History flows through Plantation as quietly as the brackish currents of Little Snake Creek, which winds its way two miles from the heart of the settlement. The economy remains tethered to the sea and the seasonal migration of visitors, a rhythm that has persisted since the early days of development when the land was first cleared for homesteads. Though Little Basin lies seven miles away and the distant silhouette of Rock Reef Pass marks the far-off horizon, the immediate world is one of water and sky, where the presence of Dove Sound five miles inland offers a different, quieter perspective on the island’s hydrology. Daily life in Plantation moves with the tide, a steady, unhurried existence shaped by the subtropical humidity and the constant, rhythmic presence of the Atlantic Ocean that borders the life of every resident.

About This Plantation Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plantation, Florida. Coordinates: 26.125573, -80.261818. 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 Plantation includes the ZIP code (33036, 33317, 34293), telephone area code (941, 954, 754), county seat of Monroe County (Key West), 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.