Plantation, Florida

About Plantation

Set in the southern part of Florida, Plantation is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Plantation is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.2 square miles.

📰 Plantation News Today

• Toddler found dead in SUV outside Florida preschool - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Oct 9
• American Heritage High School (Plantation, FL) Football MaxPreps · Oct 9
• How Plantation, Florida, Turned a Vacant Hospital into $140 Million in Investment Urban Land Magazine · Sep 30
• James Ross Obituary - Davie, FL Dignity Memorial · Oct 7
• Accelerant Used in '24 Deadly Fire in Plantation, FL, Report Shows Firehouse.com · Aug 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Plantation Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Plantation

• Applebee's — american
• Banyan House Restaurant
• Foxtail Coffee Co. — coffee shop (café)
• Oak and Stone
• Snook Haven
• IHOP — breakfast
• Irma's Tacos, Craft Beer, and Tequila Bar — mexican

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plantation

• Jelks Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sleeping Turtles Preserve - North (Rohlwing) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sleeping Turtles Preserve South · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Plantation

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