Local servicesHospitalPinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital3.1 miPost officeBoca Rio Branch Post Office3.3 miTown hallBoca Raton City Hall6.2 miPolicePalm Beach County Sheriff's Office District 72.4 miFire stationBoca Raton Fire and Rescue Station 71.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleOmni Middle School1.3 miElementaryWhispering Pines Elementary School1.5 miHighSpanish River Community High School1.6 miCollegeLynn University3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPresident Donald J. Trump International Airport DJT19 miInterstateI-953.9 miUS highwayUS 15.6 miAmtrakDelray Beach, FL DLB5.6 miRailBoca Raton StationTri-Rail4.3 miCoachBoca Raton Trirail StationGreyhound4.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 48 min6:28 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 29 min7:04 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 75°F, lows 56°F64 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Loxahatchee Nwr station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLynn Universitycollege · 3.1 miEverglades University - Boca Ratoncollege · 3.9 miParadise Lakelake · 4.7 miLake Rogerslake · 6.1 miMarsh Trailtrailhead · 6.7 miArthur R. Marshall Trailtrailhead · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGovernor Lawton Chiles Parkpark · 1.8 miPinewoods Parkpark · 2.4 miYamato Scrub Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 217 acresParkland Greenwaystate recreation area · 7.3 miArthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.3 mi · 3,829 acresSouth Florida National Cemeteryhistoric site · 11.7 mi · 313 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPalm Beach County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured86 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Palm Beach County monitors, FL
Drinking waterBoca Raton Wtpserves 130,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation19 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
