New Smyrna Beach
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city in Volusia County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Volusia
- Type
- Commission–Manager
- Mayor
- Fred Cleveland
- Vice mayor
- Valli Perrine
- Commissioner
- Lisa Martin, Jason McGuirk, Randy Hartman
- City manager
- Khalid Resheidat
- City clerk
- Kelly McQuillen
- City
- 41.349 sq mi (107.093 km )
- Land
- 37.842 sq mi (98.011 km )
- Water
- 3.507 sq mi (9.083 km )
- Elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 32,655
- Density
- 863/sq mi (333.2/km )
- Urban
- 402,126 (US: 104th )
- Metro
- 721,796 (US: 83rd )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- New Smyrna Beach
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Volusia County
- Population
- 30142
- Area
- 98.018292
- Elevation
- 2
- Official website
- www.cityofnsb.com
- Image
- NewSmyrnaBeachFromLighthouse3.jpg
- Households
- 13223
- Dialing code
- 386
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- Commons category
- New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- topic's main category
- Category:New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- postal code
- 32170
- category of associated people
- Category:People from New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- inception
- 1768-00-00
- P8168
- Marek Wesoły
- water as percent of area
- 8.4611
- per capita income
- 45436
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Encyclopedic overview
New Smyrna Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, located on the central east coast of the state, with the Atlantic Ocean to the east. The downtown section of the city is located on the west side of the Indian River and the Indian River Lagoon system. The Coronado Beach Bridge crosses the Intracoastal Waterway just south of Ponce de Leon Inlet, connecting the mainland with the beach on the coastal barrier island. The population was 30,142 at the 2020 census; according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 32,655.
The surrounding area offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation; these include fishing, sailing, motorboating, golfing, and hiking. Visitors participate in water sports of all kinds, including swimming, scuba diving, kitesurfing, and surfing. In July 2009, New Smyrna Beach was ranked number nine on the list of "best surf towns" in Surfer. It was recognized as one of the "world's top 20 surf towns" by National Geographic in 2012. It has also been dubbed the "shark attack capital of the world."
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “New Smyrna Beach” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.