Opa-locka

Also known as Opa-locka, Florida, Opa-locka, FL, Opa Locka, Florida, Opa Locka, FL

city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Miami-Dade
Incorporated: May 14, 1926
Type: Council-Manager
Total: 4.48 sq mi (11.61 km )
Land: 4.31 sq mi (11.16 km )
Water: 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km ) 3.13%
Elevation: 7 ft (2.1 m)
Density: 3,822/sq mi (1,475.6/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Zip codes: 33054, 33014 ( Hialeah )
Area codes: 305 , 786 , 645
Fips code: 12-51650
Website: www .opalockafl .gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Opa-locka
Population: 16463
Area: 11.613884
Elevation: 1
Official website: www.opalockafl.gov
Image: Opa Locka FL city hall04.jpg
Households: 5534

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Commons category: Opa-locka, Florida
postal code: 33055
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water as percent of area: 4.0126
per capita income: 14946
date of incorporation: 1926-05-14

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Opa-locka is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Spanning roughly 4.2 square miles (11 km), it is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 16,463, up from 15,219 in 2010.

Opa-locka was founded in 1926 by American aviator and industrialist Glenn Curtiss, who was inspired by the Middle Eastern folk tales of the One Thousand and One Nights. As such, the city is noted as having one of the largest collection of Moorish Revival architecture in the Western Hemisphere, and many of its roads bear names such as Sharazad Boulevard, Sinbad Avenue, Sabur Lane, Sultan Avenue, Ali Baba Avenue, Perviz Avenue, and Sesame Street.