Southwest Ranches, FL: Population, ZIP Codes & Nearby Cities

Southwest Ranches is an incorporated town-sized municipality in Broward County, Florida. In the dataset behind this page it has an estimated population of 7,957, sits at 26.048°N, 80.375°W, and observes Eastern time. Below you will find how it ranks inside Florida, which ZIP codes it uses, the closest places around it, and how far it is from major US cities.

What are the key facts about Southwest Ranches, FL?

What is the population of Southwest Ranches, FL?

Southwest Ranches has an estimated population of 7,957. That makes it the 379th largest of the 911 places we list in Florida, and the 27th largest of 37 places in Broward County. The typical place in Florida has about 5,390 residents, so Southwest Ranches is roughly 1.5 times the size of a typical neighbor in the state.

Estimates for places of this size carry wider margins of error than those for big cities, so treat the figure as a guide to scale. Our guide to understanding city population numbers explains why sources disagree.

Places in Florida with a similar population include North Bay Village (8,057), Odessa (8,036), Pahokee (8,025), Quincy (7,957), DeFuniak Springs (7,823). Comparing these pages is a quick way to see how Southwest Ranches differs from communities of the same scale.

How dense is Southwest Ranches?

Southwest Ranches has about 611 people per square mile (236 per square kilometer), which we classify as small-town or exurban. Within Florida, it is denser than about 27% of the listed places. Homes at this level are spread out with larger lots, and most daily trips involve a car, though a small central area may still be walkable. Read how to interpret population density to see how we draw these lines.

What ZIP codes does Southwest Ranches use?

Southwest Ranches uses 3 ZIP codes: 33331, 33330, 33332. Several codes in one place usually reflect separate delivery areas, post offices or large buildings with their own code. Codes beginning with 3 are assigned to the Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee). Learn more in our guide to how ZIP codes work or check any code with the ZIP code lookup.

What time zone is Southwest Ranches in?

Southwest Ranches is in the Eastern time zone, which is UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time in standard time (IANA zone America/New_York). The area observes daylight saving time, so clocks move forward in March and back in November. The nearest listed place in a different time zone is Callaway, FL, about 424 miles away, which gives a sense of how far the nearest zone boundary may be. Current local time: see the Eastern time hub. For the rules behind these zones, read US time zones explained.

Where is Southwest Ranches located in Florida?

Southwest Ranches lies in the southeastern part of Florida, at 26.048° north latitude and 80.375° west longitude. The state capital, Tallahassee, is about 385 miles to the northwest. The closest listed place in another state is St. Marys, GA, roughly 333 miles to the north, which shows how near Southwest Ranches is to a state line. For big-city services, the nearest place with more than 100,000 people is Pembroke Pines, FL, 3 miles to the southeast.

Which cities are near Southwest Ranches, FL?

The closest listed place to Southwest Ranches is Pembroke Pines, FL, 3.3 miles to the southeast. Of the eight nearest places below, 6 are in the same county. Distances are straight-line (great-circle) miles measured between place centers; see how distance is calculated.

Which county is Southwest Ranches in?

Southwest Ranches is in Broward County, which has the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code 12011. The county contains 37 places in our data, 29 of which have their own page here and 8 smaller communities that appear only in county and state lists. Other places in the county include Fort Lauderdale (182,437), Pembroke Pines (173,591), Hollywood (154,817), Miramar (141,191), Coral Springs (133,759). Codes like this one help separate places that share a name; see the guide to counties and FIPS codes.

How far is Southwest Ranches from major US cities?

Among six major hubs, Southwest Ranches is closest to Atlanta, GA at about 585 miles and farthest from Los Angeles, CA at about 2,327 miles in a straight line. Road distances are usually 10 to 30 percent longer. Try the distance calculator for any other pair.

Are there other places called Southwest Ranches?

No. In our data, Southwest Ranches in Broward County, Florida is the only place with this name, so the name alone is enough to identify it, though adding the state is still good practice in addresses and forms.

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Population and density come from a compiled dataset and are estimates. They may differ from official Census Bureau counts. Verify important figures at census.gov.