Living in South Palm Beach, Florida
South Palm Beach is a town in Palm Beach County, with about 1,576 people.1 It feels dense and city-like, at 14,729 people per square mile.1,3
Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.
Nearest 24-hour emergency room
HCA Florida JFK Hospital, in Atlantis, about 4 miles away.2
Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.
Life in Southeast Florida
Florida's big-city coast.
Hazards: Hurricanes. Andrew came ashore near Homestead on August 24, 1992, as a Category 5, destroyed about 63,000 homes in Florida and led to the statewide building code.4
Visitor information
Palm Beach County's official tourism office: Discover The Palm Beaches.5 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.
Read the free Southeast Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.
The full South Palm Beach town card
Choosing Your Place has the complete card for South Palm Beach and 779 other places:
- How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of Southeast Florida
- Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
- The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
- The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator
Other places in Palm Beach County
- West Palm Beach · 122,290 people · home value $414,200
- Boca Raton · 100,234 people · home value $722,700
- Boynton Beach · 81,435 people · home value $351,100
- Delray Beach · 67,979 people · home value $420,300
- Wellington · 62,146 people · home value $599,400
- Jupiter · 61,883 people · home value $608,600
- Palm Beach Gardens · 60,959 people · home value $606,100
- Greenacres · 44,373 people · home value $291,000
- Lake Worth Beach · 43,365 people · home value $401,200
- The Acreage · 40,843 people · home value $524,800
"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for South Palm Beach as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls South Palm Beach can be larger.
Notes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
- CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
- Hurricane Andrew (Wikipedia)
- County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05