Boca Raton, Florida

"Boca Raton" redirects here. For other uses, see Boca Raton (disambiguation).

Boca Raton, Florida
City
East Boca Raton skyline Mizner Park Boca Raton Resort Florida Atlantic University Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex Intracoastal Waterway
Flag Seal
Motto:  A City for All Seasons
Interactive map of Boca Raton, Florida
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Coordinates: 26°22′40″N 80°06′50″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Palm Beach
Settled (Boca Raton Settlement)	c. 1895
Incorporated	May 26, 1925 (1925-05-26)
Government
• Mayor	Andy Thomson (D)
• Deputy Mayor	Michelle Grau
• Council Members	Michelle Grau, Yvette Drucker, Jon Pearlman and Stacy Sipple
Area
• Total	31.59 sq mi (81.81 km2)
• Land	29.18 sq mi (75.57 km2)
• Water	2.41 sq mi (6.23 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4.0 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	97,422
• Estimate  (2024)	102,238
• Rank	23rd in Florida
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	16 total ZIP Codes: 33427–33429, 33431–33434, 33464, 33481, 33486–33488, 33496–33499
Area code	561
FIPS code	12-07300
GNIS feature ID	2403887
Website	myboca.us

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Boca Raton (/ˌboʊkə rəˈtoʊn/ BOH-kə rə-TOHN; Spanish: Boca Ratón [ˈboka raˈton]) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 97,422 in the 2020 census, and it ranked as the 23rd-largest city in Florida in 2022. Many people with a Boca Raton postal address live outside of municipal boundaries, such as in West Boca Raton. As a business center, the city also experiences significant daytime population increases. Boca Raton is 45 miles (72 km) north of Miami and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area.

It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924, as "Bocaratone", and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" on May 26, 1925. While the area had been inhabited by the Glades culture, as well as Spanish and later British colonial empires prior to its annexation by the United States, the city's present form was developed predominantly by American architect Addison Mizner starting in the 1920s. Mizner contributed to many buildings in the area having Mediterranean Revival or Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. Boca Raton also became a key city in the evolution of the digital computer industry. The city is the birthplace in the 1980s of IBM's first personal computer and various other technologies created by the company.

Still centered around luxury beach culture, the city today is dotted by many malls and shopping centers, including the Town Center at Boca Raton. The ODP Corporation, which operates Office Depot and OfficeMax, is headquartered here. Boca Raton is also home to Florida Atlantic University, Lynn University, and the Evert Tennis Academy, owned by former professional tennis player Chris Evert. The city has a strict development code for the size and types of commercial buildings, building signs, and advertisements that may be erected within its limits, which has led to major thoroughfares without billboards and large advertisements, as well as increased green spaces on roads.