Ponce-Davis, Florida Explained

Official Name:Ponce-Davis, Florida
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Florida#USA
Pushpin Label:Ponce-Davis
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Florida
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Miami-Dade
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Miami-Dade County
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:Daniella Levine Cava
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:33143
Area Code:305, 786

Ponce-Davis is an unincorporated community in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.

The community is named for Ponce De Leon Road (Southwest 49th Avenue), the primary north-south road in the community, and for Davis Drive (Southwest 80th Street), the primary east-west road.

Geography

Ponce-Davis borders Coral Gables to the north, east, and south, the city of South Miami to the west, and the unincorporated community of High Pines to the northwest.[1]

Ponce-Davis is mostly residential and consists mainly of single-family homes; there are no commercial districts within the community.

History

In 2018, the neighboring city of Coral Gables, Florida made a proposal to annex Ponce-Davis and High Pines. In 2019 Miami-Dade County rejected this proposal along with a similar proposal to annex the unincorporated community of Little Gables.[2] [3]

Education

Ponce-Davis is home to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, a Catholic all-girls high school.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ponce Davis Miami, FL Homes for Sale - Ponce Davis Miami Real Estate .
  2. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/coral-gables/article222262680.html
  3. Web site: Little Gables annexation dreams dashed by staged 'grassroots' effort – Political Cortadito .