Longboat Key, Florida

About Longboat Key

Longboat Key is a close-knit town in central Florida counting 7,463 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Longboat Key is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 4.08 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,829 residents per square mile.

📰 Longboat Key News Today

• Environmental Stewardship Award presented to Longboat Key Your Observer · Oct 7
• Wine Down Wednesday: CW Prime at The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort ABC7 WWSB · Oct 7
• Explore Longboat Key: A Florida Beach Getaway With Endless Charm Travel + Leisure · Jun 6
• I stayed at the St. Regis Longboat Key — here's what I loved about the luxury Sarasota resort Yahoo Creators · Sep 30
• Longboat Key Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Longboat Key Unique

• The only place in America named Longboat Key — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 7,463.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Longboat Key

• Harry's Continental Kitechens
• Harry's Gourmet Deli
• Mattison's

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Public Beach Access Point · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Longboat Key

• Bayfront Park Recreation Center reviews ★
• Bicentenial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Longboat Key

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