Okeechobee

Also known as Okeechobee, Florida, Okeechobee, FL

seat of Okeechobee County in Florida, USA

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Okeechobee
Incorporated: June 4, 1915
Type: Mayor-Council
Total: 4.15 sq mi (10.76 km )
Land: 4.05 sq mi (10.50 km )
Water: 0.097 sq mi (0.25 km ) 0.96%
Elevation: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Density: 1,296/sq mi (500.2/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip codes: 34972-34974

Article

Okeechobee ( US: /oʊkiˈtʃoʊbi/ OH-kee-CHOH-bee) is a city in and the county seat of Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 US census, the city's population was 5,254.

The Lake Okeechobee area was severely damaged in the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, the first recorded Category 5 hurricane in the North Atlantic. This was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to strike the US.