Homestead, Florida

Homestead, Florida
City
Homestead Historic Downtown District
Flag Seal
Motto:  "Gateway to Everglades & Biscayne National Parks" & "Discover the Opportunities"
Location in Miami-Dade County and the U.S. state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits
Coordinates: 25°28′07″N 80°28′39″W / 25.4687224°N 80.4775569°W / 25.4687224; -80.4775569
Country	United States of America
State	Florida
County	Miami-Dade
Incorporated	February 8, 1913
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Steven D. Losner
• Vice Mayor	Sean L. Fletcher
• Councilmembers	Erica G. Ávila Jenifer N. Bailey Clemente Canabal Thomas B. Davis Larry Roth
• City Manager	Jerry Estrada
• City Clerk	Elizabeth Sewell
Area [1]
• Total	15.58 sq mi (40.36 km2)
• Land	15.08 sq mi (39.07 km2)
• Water	0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2)  0.63%
Elevation [2]	3 ft (1 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	80,737
• Density	5,352.49/sq mi (2,066.63/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	33030–33035, 33039, 33090, 33092
Area code(s)	305, 786, 645
FIPS code	12-32275[3]
GNIS feature ID	0284214[2]
Website	www.CityOfHomestead.com

Homestead is a city within Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida, between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census. It is located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Miami, and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Key Largo. The population was 80,737 as of the 2020 census.

The city of Homestead is located near the southern terminus of the Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike where it ends at its junction with U.S. 1. Homestead is immediately north and east of Florida City, and these two cities comprise the greater Homestead–Florida City area. Some of the notable unincorporated communities in the area are Redland, Leisure City, Naranja, and Princeton.