Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale is a city in the state of Florida in the United States. It is 23 miles (37 km) north of Miami. As of 2020, the city of Fort Lauderdale had a population of 182,760.^[3]

Fort Lauderdale
City
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Venice of America
U.S. Census Bureau map
Fort Lauderdale Location in the United States
Coordinates: 26°8′N 80°9′W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Broward
Established	March 27, 1911
Named for	William Lauderdale
Government
• Type	Commission-Manager
Area [1]
• Total	36.30 sq mi (94.01 km2)
• Land	34.59 sq mi (89.58 km2)
• Water	1.71 sq mi (4.44 km2)  4.71%
Elevation [2]	9 ft (2.75 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	182,760
• Rank	141st in the United States 10th in Florida
• Density	5,284.07/sq mi (2,040.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33301-33332, 33334-33340, 33345-33346, 33348-33349, 33351, 33355, 33359, 33388, 33394[4]
Area codes	754, 954
FIPS code	12-24000
GNIS feature ID	0282693[5]
Primary Airport	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Website	www.fortlauderdale.gov

The city is a popular tourist destination. It had 10.35 million visitors in 2006.^[6]

Climate

Despite not being below the Tropic of Cancer, Fort Lauderdale has a Tropical Rainforest (Af) Climate with a long hot year with no true dry season.