Key Largo

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Key Largo

Elevation1 m

Land area39.48 km²

Weather79°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates25.12°, -80.41°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Key Largo is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Monroe County, Florida, United States, located on the island of Key Largo in the upper Florida Keys. The population was 12,447 at the 2020 census, up from 10,433 in 2010. The name comes from the Spanish Cayo Largo, or "long key". It is both the first island and town of the Florida Keys to be reached from the Overseas Highway to Key West. It was also the location of one of the stations of the Overseas Railroad.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Key Largo, FL from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Florida

• Islamorada
  12.6 mi away
• Florida City
  22.5 mi away
• Homestead
  23.8 mi away
• Homestead Base
  25.6 mi away
• Goulds
  30.3 mi away
• Cutler Bay
  31.7 mi away
• Country Walk
  35.3 mi away
• Kendall
  38 mi away
• Duck Key
  39.5 mi away
• Coral Gables
  39.8 mi away
• Kendale Lakes
  40.4 mi away
• Kendall West
  40.4 mi away

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Recent natural events nearby

• HWY 41 Wildfire, Miami-Dade, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-04-27 · 45 mi
• MAX ROAD (06) Wildfire, Broward, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-05-11 · 58 mi
• MILE MARKER 44 FIRE - BROWARD Wildfire, Broward, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-05-23 · 71 mi
• Mile Marker 44 Wildfire, Broward, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-05-23 · 74 mi
• MM-45- Broward (06) Wildfire, Broward, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-04-21 · 82 mi
• Rifle Range Rd Wildfire, Collier, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-05-19 · 103 mi
• NEWMAN DR Wildfire, Collier, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-04-13 · 104 mi
• APQ CPT 11 Rx 0411 Prescribed Fire, Highlands, Florida
  Wildfires · 2026-04-11 · 177 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Thinstripe Hermit Crab

Clibanarius vittatus

Seen 2026-05-30

West Indian False Cerith

Lampanella minima

Seen 2026-05-30

Spinybacked Orbweaver

Gasteracantha cancriformis

Seen 2026-05-30

Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

Seen 2026-05-30

Northern Curly-tailed Lizard

Leiocephalus carinatus

Seen 2026-05-30

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Seen 2026-05-30

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus

Seen 2026-05-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2025-11-19 15:30 UTC.