THE WATERGATE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Miami Ridge/Atlantic Coastal Strip setting.
Watergate CDP has 0.42 square miles of land in Palm Beach County. Its Census reference point is in Miami Ridge/Atlantic Coastal Strip, within Southern Florida Coastal Plain.
Very low-relief southern Florida terrain includes marsh, swamp, Everglades and palmetto-prairie settings. Small elevation differences can correspond to substantial changes in vegetation and water conditions.
Regional context: Southern Florida Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Watergate and Palm Beach County
Watergate is associated with Palm Beach 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.
Watergate by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Watergate, or 0% of its total area. It is 17.6 percentage points lower than the 17.6% recorded for Palm Beach County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Watergate CDP has 2 times the land area of nearby Hillsboro Pines CDP (0.21 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

