THE SOUTH BEACH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Florida Flatwoods setting.
South Beach CDP has 2.72 square miles of land in Indian River County. Its Census boundary intersects Eastern Florida Flatwoods, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification from the Census boundary intersection
The Census reference point falls outside the regional layer’s mapped footprint. This classification uses the actual place-boundary intersection, with Eastern Florida Flatwoods representing its largest mapped overlap. Shorelines and dataset boundaries can differ.
South Beach and Indian River County
South Beach is associated with Indian River County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
South Beach by land and water
The Census records 4.15 square miles of water within South Beach, or 60.4% of its total area. It is 41.9 percentage points higher than the 18.5% recorded for Indian River County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, South Beach CDP has 25.3% of the land area of nearby Florida Ridge CDP (10.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

