Town guide

Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, home to about 9,348 people across 3.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 33480.

Homes sold for a median of $1,201 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population9,3482,460 per sq mi
Median home value$2M+Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$1,201Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking2%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Palm Beach

1 ZIP code

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Around Palm Beach

Distances

Nearest major airportPresident Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Miami, FL66 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Palm Beach; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Palm Beach

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Palm Beach had 9,245 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.

It’s the 354th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Palm Beach County grew from 5,577 residents in 1910 to 1,492,191 in 2020.

Palm Beach population by census2000: 10,468, 2010: 8,348, 2020: 9,24510,46820008,34820109,2452020

Palm Beach County, 1910–2020

Palm Beach County population, 1910 to 20201910: 5,577, 1920: 18,654, 1930: 51,781, 1940: 79,989, 1950: 114,688, 1960: 228,106, 1970: 348,753, 1980: 576,863, 1990: 863,518, 2000: 1,131,184, 2010: 1,320,134, 2020: 1,492,1916K’10’2052K’30’40115K’50’60349K’70’80864K’90’001.3M’101.5M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 58°F. About 61.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Palm BeachJan: high 75°F, low 58°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 77°F, low 60°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 79°F, low 63°F, 3.3 in; Apr: high 82°F, low 68°F, 3.7 in; May: high 86°F, low 72°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 75°F, 8.5 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 76°F, 5.6 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 77°F, 8.7 in; Sep: high 88°F, low 76°F, 8 in; Oct: high 85°F, low 73°F, 5.9 in; Nov: high 80°F, low 66°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 77°F, low 62°F, 3.5 in75°58°Jan3.577°60°Feb2.679°63°Mar3.382°68°Apr3.786°72°May4.988°75°Jun8.590°76°Jul5.690°77°Aug8.788°76°Sep8.085°73°Oct5.980°66°Nov3.677°62°Dec3.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, West Palm Beach Intl Ap, FL weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Palm Beach County

592,227 jobs at 55,803 businesses in Palm Beach County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Palm Beach CountyHealth care and social assistance: 100,604 jobs; Retail trade: 82,553 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 74,315 jobs; Professional services: 50,327 jobs; Administrative and support: 43,073 jobs; Construction: 42,267 jobs; Other services: 28,719 jobs; Wholesale trade: 25,673 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 13% Professional services 9% Administrative and support 7% Construction 7% Other services 5% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

80 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Palm Beach.

Nearest hospitals

  • Good Samaritan Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · West Palm BeachUnder a mile
  • St. Mary's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · West Palm Beach2.7 miles
  • W Palm Beach Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · West Palm Beach6.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors10
Specialist doctors12
Dentists9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers26
Physical and occupational therapists10
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies9

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Palm Beach

Parks (19 nearby)

  • Currie Park · 17 acres1.0 mi
  • Bradley Park · 4 acres0.3 mi
  • Quadrille Linear Park and Greenway · 4 acres1.2 mi
  • Seaview Park · 4 acres1.0 mi
  • Nancy M. Graham Centennial Square · 3 acres0.9 mi
  • Historic Flagler Station Preserve (Town of Palm Beach) · 3 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Publix0.1 mi
  • Publix1.3 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Lewis Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.0 mi

Libraries (6 nearby)

  • Historical Society of Palm Beach County Library0.5 mi
  • Wean Library and Learning Center0.9 mi
  • Gioconda and Joseph King Library1.0 mi
  • The Four Arts Children’s Library1.0 mi
  • Mandel Public Library1.1 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Henry Morrison Flagler Museum0.6 mi
  • Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum0.9 mi
  • Palm Beach Maritime Museum1.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

  • Meyer Amphitheater1.0 mi
  • Gubelmann Auditorium1.0 mi
  • The Harriet Himmel Theater1.4 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1911.

Notable people born here

  • Henry Paulson (1946) · 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury
  • Skyler Gisondo (1996) · American actor
  • Mary Woronov (1943) · American actress and author
  • Alonzo Gee (1987) · American basketball player (born 1987)
  • Marc Silvestri (1958) · American comic book creator
  • Forrest Landis (1994) · American actor
  • Austyn Moore (1981) · American pornographic actress

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Palm Beach

Public schools here are run by Palm Beach. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Palm Beach Public SchoolPalm BeachPre-K–5356Public1.0 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Palm Beach Day AcademyPalm BeachPre-K–8458Nonsectarian0.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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