Key Haven, Florida Explained

Key Haven
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Florida#USA
Pushpin Label:Key Haven
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Key Haven in Florida
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Monroe
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Total:~1000
Timezone1:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset1:−5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:33040
Area Code:305 and 786

Key Haven is an unincorporated community on Raccoon Key, an island in the lower Florida Keys about a mile (1.6 km) east of the island of Key West. It is a suburb of greater Key West, and houses around a thousand residents. The city limits of Key West on northern Stock Island are separated from Key Haven by a channel about a quarter mile (400 m) wide.

History and Geology

It lies off the northeast side of Stock Island and is connected by fill to U.S. 1 (the Overseas Highway) via Key Haven Road, its primary road, just east of mile marker 5.

Key Haven was chosen as the location of The Real World Key West, which appeared in 2006.[1] The Real World home is located at the end of Driftwood Drive.[2] [3]

The island, being only NaNfeet above the high tide mark, was covered with NaNfeet of seawater from the 8feet storm surge of Hurricane Wilma on October 24, 2005. Nearly every car on the island was destroyed, and many homes were damaged.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20060205035825/http://www.mtv.com/onair/dyn/realworld-season17/meet_cast.jhtml MTV: Real World - Season 17
  2. http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_real_world_key_west/2005_Aug_05_confirmed Reality Blurred
  3. Web site: MTV's The Real World . Key West Travel Guide . 18 October 2023.
  4. Web site: wilma . Weather . 18 October 2023.