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Surfside
Floridatown
Surfside
Total population
5,631
Median home value
$881,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$100,208
Founded
1935
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
Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Surfside is a primarily residential beachside community, with several multistory condominium buildings adjacent to Surfside Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The town is bordered on the south by the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, on the north by Bal Harbour, on the west by Biscayne Bay, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. It also serves as part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 5,689 as of the 2020 census.
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History
Between 1923 and 1925, the Tatum Brothers subdivided the land on what is now Surfside. Starting in 1924, Henri Levy developed Biscaya Island and a portion of land from 87th to 92nd Streets. The building's 40-year recertification was in progress and the roof was being repaired. In June 2026, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released their final technical findings on what caused the partial collapse. The team concluded the collapse began in early June 2021, when two connections between garage columns and the pool deck failed. This led to the partial collapse of the building on June 24, 2021, when two of the supporting columns in the middle part of the tower catastrophically failed.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Surfside, FL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,008
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves9,942
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8,356
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major Vieillot, 1819 · Aves8,312
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7,728
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus A.Wilson, 1812 · Aves7,613
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,595
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves7,278
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Florida
- Bal Harbour1 mi away
- North Bay Village2.6 mi away
- El Portal4.7 mi away · pop. 1,809
- Golden Glades5.3 mi away
- Aventura5.6 mi away · pop. 40,242
- Fisher Island8.2 mi away
- Opa-locka8.2 mi away
- Pembroke Park8.3 mi away
- Miami Springs11 mi away
- Miami Lakes12.4 mi away
- Palm Springs North13.4 mi away
- Coral Terrace14.4 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Surfside
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire THE RADIO TOWER, Miami-Dade, FloridaWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 25 mi
- Wildfire 22, Miami-Dade, FloridaWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 26 mi
- Wildfire Bluegill, Miami-Dade, FloridaWildfires · 2026-08-02 · 31 mi
- Wildfire 3 ALPHA SIERRA, Broward, FloridaWildfires · 2026-09-28 · 34 mi
- Wildfire S7, Broward, FloridaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 39 mi
- Wildfire Chipmunk, Miami-Dade, FloridaWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 50 mi
- Wildfire THE H1, Palm Beach, FloridaWildfires · 2026-08-15 · 52 mi
- Wildfire Movie Dome, Miami-Dade, FloridaWildfires · 2026-08-19 · 53 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET