New Smyrna Beach, Florida | |
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City of New Smyrna Beach | |
Nickname: "Florida's Secret Pearl" | |
Motto: Cygnus Inter Anates (Swan among Ducks)[1] | |
Coordinates: 29°1′50″N 80°55′31″W / 29.03056°N 80.92528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Volusia |
Settled (New Smyrna) | 1768 |
Incorporated (Town of New Smyrna) | 1887 |
Incorporated (City of New Smyrna Beach) | 1947 |
Government | |
• Type | Commission–Manager |
• Mayor | Fred Cleveland |
• Vice Mayor | Valli Perrine |
• Commissioners | Jason McGuirk, Lisa Martin, and Randy Hartman |
• City Manager | Khalid Resheidat |
• City Clerk | Kelly McQuillen |
Area | |
• City | 41.29 sq mi (106.93 km2) |
• Land | 37.79 sq mi (97.88 km2) |
• Water | 3.49 sq mi (9.05 km2) |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 30,142 |
• Density | 797.58/sq mi (307.95/km2) |
• Urban | 349,064 |
• Metro | 590,289 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 32168, 32169, 32170 |
Area code | 386 |
FIPS code | 12-48625[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 0287692[3] |
Website | www |
New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, located on the central east coast of the state, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The downtown section of the city is located on the west side of the Indian River and the Indian River Lagoon system. The Coronado Beach Bridge crosses the Intracoastal Waterway just south of Ponce de Leon Inlet, connecting the mainland with the beach on the coastal barrier island. Its population is 30,142 in 2020 by the United States Census Bureau.
The surrounding area offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation; these include fishing, sailing, motorboating, golfing, and hiking. Visitors participate in water sports of all kinds, including swimming, scuba diving, kitesurfing, and surfing. In July 2009, New Smyrna Beach was ranked number nine on the list of "best surf towns" in Surfer.[5] It was recognized as "one of the world's top 20 surf towns" by National Geographic[6] in 2012. It has also been dubbed "The Shark Bite Capital of the World."[7]
New Smyrna Beach's motto is cygnus inter anates, which is Latin for "a swan among ducks."[8] The city is located in the so-called "Fun Coast" region of the state of Florida, a regional term created by the Daytona Beach/Halifax area Chamber of Commerce. This coincides with the local area code 386, which spells FUN on touchtone phones.
Smyrna Inlet is easily the most consistent break along Florida's 1,200+ miles of surfable coastline, and likely the most performance-friendly.
English translations of common Latin phrases...
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