Butler Beach, Florida
CDP
About Butler Beach
Set in the northern part of Florida, Butler Beach is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Butler Beach is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.54 square miles.
📰 Butler Beach News Today
- Butler Beach Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- ‘It stinks!’: Hundreds of dead fish wash up on Butler Beach 104.5 WOKV · Jun 25
- 1 in custody after man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries in St. Johns County road rage shooting: Deputies News4JAX · May 5
- Man hospitalized after road rage shooting near Butler Beach; no arrest made firstcoastnews.com · May 8
- Dwarf sperm whale washed ashore in Florida with a plastic bag in its stomach - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Feb 11
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Butler Beach Unique
- The only place in America named Butler Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Butler Beach
- Safe Harbor Seafood Restaurant
- Haszard's Open Pit Beef at the Beach
- Hurricane Grill & Wings
- Murph's Bar & Grill
- Redfrog & McToad's Pub-n-Grub
- Salt Water Cowboys
- Sandbar Pub
- Tony's Pizza
- Wildflower Cafe
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateFlorida
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.54 sq mi
Coordinates29.7989, -81.2648