| Surfside, Florida | |
| Official Name: | Town of Surfside |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Flag Size: | 150px |
| Seal Size: | 100px |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Surfside.gif |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | U.S. Census Bureau map showing town boundaries |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Miami-Dade |
| Government Type: | Council-Manager |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Charles Burkett |
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Tina Paul |
| Leader Title2: | Commissioners |
| Leader Name2: | Ruben Antonio Coto, Gerardo Vildostegui, and Nelly Velasquez |
| Leader Title3: | Town Manager |
| Leader Name3: | Hector Gomez |
| Leader Title4: | Town Clerk |
| Leader Name4: | Sandra N. McCready |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | May 18, 1935 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.46 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.44 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Area Water Percent: | 1.9 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5689 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3941.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 10213.64 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 25.8794°N -80.1256°W |
| Elevation M: | 0 |
| Elevation Ft: | 0 |
| Postal Code Type: | Zip Code |
| Postal Code: | 33154 |
| Area Code: | 305, 786, 645 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-70075 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0291892[2] |
Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Surfside is a primarily residential beachside community, with several multistory condominium buildings adjacent to Surfside Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The town is bordered on the south by the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, on the north by Bal Harbour, on the west by Biscayne Bay, and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. It also serves as part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 5,689 as of the 2020 census.
Between 1923 and 1925, the Tatum Brothers subdivided the land on what is now Surfside.[3]
Starting in 1924, Henri Levy developed Biscaya Island and a portion of land from 87th to 92nd Streets.[3]
In 1929–1930, Russell Pancoast, built the Surf Club 90th Street and Collins Avenue.[3]
In 1935, fearing annexation by the city of Miami Beach, Florida, 35 members of the privately-owned club incorporated the Town of Surfside and financed the venture with a $28,500 loan.[3]
Spearman Lewis was the first mayor of Surfside.[3]
In 1956, Surfside purchased the Lehman Estate on the northeast corner of 93rd Street and Collins Avenue. It acquired additional land via eminent domain and then built a community center.[3]
In 1960, Hawthorne Park was dedicated.[3]
On March 1, 1973, Surfside signed a contract with Miami-Dade County to outsource fire/rescue services.[3]
In 1983, The Shul of Bal Harbour was established at 9540 Collins Avenue.[3]
See main article: Surfside condominium collapse. On June 24, 2021, at 1:22 a.m. EDT, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium building at 8777 Collins Avenue, partially collapsed, causing 98 deaths, in one of the deadliest structural failures in United States history.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The building's 40-year recertification was in progress and the roof was being repaired. The cause of the collapse of the structure has not been established.
Surfside has a total area of 2.51NaN1. 1.31NaN1 of it is land and 1.21NaN1 of it (47.42%) is water.[9]
Bay Harbor Islands Atlantic Ocean
Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek Atlantic Ocean
Miami Beach Atlantic Ocean
Miami Beach
Avenues in Surfside are named for British and American authors and run in alphabetical order from east to west.In 1979, 95th Street in Surfside was renamed "Isaac Singer Boulevard" to reflect the residency of the famous Yiddish author Isaac Bashevis Singer on that street from 1977 until his death in 1991.
| White (NH) | 2,717 | 47.76% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 59 | 1.04% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 2 | 0.04% | |
| Asian (NH) | 79 | 1.39% | |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 3 | 0.05% | |
| Some other race (NH) | 69 | 1.21% | |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 248 | 4.36% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2,512 | 44.16% | |
| Total | 5,689 |
| Surfside Demographics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Census | Surfside | Miami-Dade County | Florida | |
| Total population | 5,744 | 2,496,435 | 18,801,310 | |
| Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | +17.0% | +10.8% | +17.6% | |
| Population density | 10,067.9/sq mi | 1,315.5/sq mi | 350.6/sq mi | |
| White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) | 94.6% | 73.8% | 75.0% | |
| (Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) | 50.1% | 15.4% | 57.9% | |
| Black or African-American | 1.3% | 18.9% | 16.0% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 46.5% | 65.0% | 22.5% | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.4% | |
| Native American or Native Alaskan | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races (Multiracial) | 1.7% | 2.4% | 2.5% | |
| Some other race | 1.0% | 3.2% | 3.6% | |
As of 2000, Spanish was spoken as a first language by 49.41% of residents, while English was spoken by 42.11% of the population. Other languages spoken included Portuguese 2.36%, Russian 2.04%, German and Yiddish were both tied at 1.40%, and French was the mother tongue for 1.29% of the populace.[13]
As of 2021, approximately one-third of the population of Surfside are Jews.[14] [15] [16] It is also the most Jewish community in the Miami metropolitan area. Around 2,500 Jews reside in Surfside.[17] Including neighboring areas, 34% of Jews describe themselves as Orthodox, 24% as Conservative, 18% as Reform and 24% as "just Jewish".[18]
Residents are assigned to Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
Ruth K. Broad/Bay Harbor K–8 Center in Bay Harbor Islands serves as the local elementary and K–8 school. Residents who want to have a conventional middle school may instead choose the zoned middle school,[19] Miami Beach Nautilus Middle School.[20] Miami Beach Senior High School is the senior high school serving Surfside.[21]
In 2018, Josh's Deli offerings of "Jewban" and "Spicy Tuna Latke" were featured in Food Paradise (season 17).