Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale
City
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Venice of America
U.S. Census Bureau map
Fort Lauderdale Location in the United States
Coordinates: 26°8′N 80°9′W / 26.133°N 80.150°W / 26.133; -80.150
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Broward
Established	March 27, 1911
Named for	William Lauderdale
Government
• Type	Commission-Manager
Area [1]
• Total	36.30 sq mi (94.01 km2)
• Land	34.59 sq mi (89.58 km2)
• Water	1.71 sq mi (4.44 km2)  4.71%
Elevation [2]	9 ft (2.75 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	182,760
• Rank	141st in the United States 10th in Florida
• Density	5,284.07/sq mi (2,040.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33301-33332, 33334-33340, 33345-33346, 33348-33349, 33351, 33355, 33359, 33388, 33394[4]
Area codes	754, 954
FIPS code	12-24000
GNIS feature ID	0282693[5]
Primary Airport	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Website	www.fortlauderdale.gov

Fort Lauderdale is a city in the state of Florida in the United States. It is 23 miles (37 km) north of Miami. As of 2020, the city of Fort Lauderdale had a population of 182,760.^[3]

The city is a popular tourist destination. It had 10.35 million visitors in 2006.^[6]

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
2. ↑ "Fort Lauderdale, United States Page". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT ... - Census Bureau Table". P2 | HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
4. ↑ "Fort Lauderdale, Florida Zip Code Boundary Map (FL)". Retrieved 15 February 2015.
5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
6. ↑ "Greater Fort Lauderdale 2006 Statistics" (Press release). Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau. March 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-18.