Duck Key, Florida

About Duck Key

Set in the southeastern part of Florida, Duck Key is a small unincorporated community.

Duck Key holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.6 square miles.

📰 Duck Key News Today

• There's a Private Island Resort in the Florida Keys With 5 Pools, a Saltwater Lagoon, and Its Own Marina TravelPirates · Aug 17
• Three missing divers rescued from the Florida Keys WPEC · Jul 30
• Video shows FWC, federal crews rescuing 3 divers off Duck Key WPLG Local 10 · Jul 30
• Hawks Cay Marina in Duck Key, Florida, Reopens Boating Mag · Feb 10
• DOLPHINS' FATE DECIDED: BANKRUPTCY JUDGE APPROVES TRANSFER OF DUCK KEY ANIMALS TO SEAWORLD Keys Weekly Newspapers · Jan 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Duck Key Unique

• The only place in America named Duck Key — 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.
• Deep South Florida location — tropical climate and no winter to speak of.
• Positioned in southeastern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Duck Key

• Angler & Ale — seafood
• Sixty-One Prime — steak house

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dolphin Research Center · Attraction
• Keys Cable Park · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Duck Key

🏘️ Nearby Communities