Palm Beach
A barrier island named for a shipload of coconuts.
- Year-round population
- 9,245 (2020 census)
- Winter population
- About 25,000
- Incorporated
- April 17, 1911
- Tides
- Two highs, two lows a day
Then
- 1878
In January the Providencia wrecks with a cargo of about 20,000 coconuts. Many take root along the shore, and the palm groves give the town its name.
- 1894
Henry Flagler opens the Royal Poinciana Hotel on February 11.
- 1896
Flagler's Palm Beach Inn opens, later renamed The Breakers.
- 1902
Flagler's mansion, Whitehall, is finished.
- 1911
Residents incorporate the town to avoid annexation by West Palm Beach.
- 1918
Lake Worth Inlet is permanently dredged, cutting the island off from Singer Island.
- 1924–1927
Mar-a-Lago is built for cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post.
Now
Palm Beach is an 18-mile barrier island between the Atlantic and the Lake Worth Lagoon. Worth Avenue has about 250 shops, restaurants and galleries.
On the water
From NOAA's predictions for Palm Beach, Highway 704 bridge, FL over the next 365 days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water (MLLW).
- Pattern
- Two highs and two lows a day, close in size
- Typical daily range
- 2.7 ft
- Biggest swing
- 3.9 ft on Dec 25
- Smallest swing
- 1.5 ft on Apr 1
- Highest high
- 3.8 ft, Sep 30 at 9:39 AM
- Lowest low
- −0.8 ft, Jan 23 at 3:02 AM
3 tide stations around Palm Beach
- Palm Beach, Highway 704 bridge0.5 mi
- Palm Beach1.9 mi
- Port of Palm Beach4.5 mi