Golden Beach, Florida

Golden Beach, Florida
Town of Golden Beach
Official seal of Golden Beach, Florida
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida
U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries
U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries
Coordinates: 25°57′54″N 80°7′21″W / 25.96500°N 80.12250°W / 25.96500; -80.12250
Country United States of America
State Florida
County Miami-Dade
Settled1924
IncorporatedMay 23, 1929
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorGlenn Singer
 • Vice MayorBernard Einstein
 • CouncilmembersKenneth Bernstein,
Judy Lusskin, and
Jaime Mendal
 • Town ManagerAlexander Diaz
 • Town ClerkLissette Perez
Area
 • Total0.42 sq mi (1.07 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.84 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)  0.0%
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 • Total961
 • Density2,947.85/sq mi (1,139.63/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
33160
Area code(s)305, 786, 645
FIPS code12-26250[3]
GNIS feature ID0283145[4]
Websitewww.goldenbeach.us
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Golden Beach is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, between the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean. The town is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 US census, the town had a population of 961.[2]

Golden Beach is known as a very upscale community, and many of its houses are worth over a million dollars. Several celebrities, including Bill Gates, own homes there.[citation needed] Eric Clapton's album 461 Ocean Boulevard was named after the Golden Beach house at that address, a photo of which is also featured on the album cover.[5] High-rise construction and commercial development are not permitted within the town limits.

In 1981, all but one of the roads into the town from A1A were closed as a means of preventing "criminals, curious tourists from nearby hotels, joggers and Haitian refugees" from entering Golden Beach.[6] The blockades remained and the Strand continues to be the only road into town and is still patrolled by a police guardhouse.

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Golden Beach town, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Sokol, Brett. "Musical Mecca: After 30 years, they still flock to that most fabled of oceanfront homes" Archived December 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Miami New Times, December 9, 2004.
  6. ^ Associated Press, "Town Closes its Doors to Crime and Tourists", The Dispatch (Lexington, North Carolina), October 21, 1981.