West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida
City
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Nickname(s):  Orchid City, West Palm, WPB
Location in Palm Beach County and the state of Florida
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Coordinates: 26°42′35″N 80°03′51″W / 26.70972°N 80.06417°W / 26.70972; -80.06417
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Palm Beach
Settled	c. 1884[1]
Incorporated (Town of West Palm Beach)	November 5, 1894[1]
Named for	Palm Beach
Government
• Type	Mayor–Commission
Area [2]
• Total	57.98 sq mi (150.18 km2)
• Land	53.82 sq mi (139.39 km2)
• Water	4.17 sq mi (10.79 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	117,415
• Rank	239th in the United States 17th in Florida
• Density	2,181.7/sq mi (842.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33401–33422
Area code	561
FIPS code	12-76600
GNIS feature ID	0293097[4]
Website	http://wpb.org

West Palm Beach is a city of Florida in the United States. West Palm Beach is the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida. As of 2020, the population of West Palm beach was 117,415.^[3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "(Chapter) III: A Brief History of West Palm Beach (pages 21-24)" (PDF). wpb.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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 12 June 2023.
4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-31.