Monroe County
Key West
Key West is both an island destination and a city in Monroe County with its own building and historic-preservation offices. For an Old Town visit, the garage at 301 Grinnell Street offers a place to leave the car. Paid garage parking includes city-route bus rides for everyone in the vehicle, but not the Lower Keys Shuttle.
- Type
- City
- County
- Monroe
- Population
- 24,999
Data notes
Population source: Census Vintage 2025 subcounty population estimates. Florida Revenue November 2025 county planning row: 8.2361 mills for Monroe County. Census GEOID: 1236550.
Local front desk
Historic review can apply even without a building permit.
Key West's Historic Architectural Review Commission (HARC) covers the local historic district and some contributing structures outside the district. Painting or fence work can need approval even without a building permit. Ask preservation staff about in-kind repairs or emergency work; many projects qualify for staff approval.
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People and safety
Local profile checked September 15, 2026. Confirm the address and current instructions on the linked official site.
Open the full Monroe County directory ->Address, home, and local records
Home and local tasks in Key West
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Address and ZIP
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The postal city, ZIP Code, county, municipality, parcel, school district, evacuation zone, and utility area can describe different parts of the same address.
Check the address path ->Property tax
Monroe County property tax
Monroe County's property appraiser can help estimate taxes after a purchase. The seller's bill may reflect assessment limits and exemptions that will not carry over to you.
Find county tax estimates ->Storm planning
Check evacuation zone and local alerts
Evacuation zones, shelter plans, county alerts, and local emergency orders can change by exact address.
Open evacuation planner ->Permits and records
Look up the local file
Building permits, code cases, liens, zoning, business tax receipts, and utility records may sit with Monroe County, a city, or a district.
Open records guide ->Address changes
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Notes about Key West
Home and property
Key West historic houses need the HARC map
Key West's historic homes, porches, fences, paint, signs, and additions can sit inside a HARC review path, so the map matters before the work starts.
Read this note ->Rules and licenses
Key West residential parking is a permit system
Key West residential parking permits shape daily parking for locals and visitors in the older part of the city.
Read this note ->History and culture
Hemingway Home keeps Key West's literary side close
The Hemingway Home in Key West keeps the writer's island years close, with the old house, studio, pool, garden, and famous cats.
Read this note ->Money and taxes
Key West cruise and ferry days make the waterfront a money calendar
Key West's port is a landmark waterfront system where cruise ships, ferries, foot traffic, shops, restaurants, and local schedules can all move together.
Read this note ->Home and property
Audubon House keeps Key West's wrecking era inside one home
Audubon House and Tropical Gardens gives Key West a historic home story tied to maritime pilots, wrecking, tropical gardens, and old-island restoration.
Read this note ->History and culture
Key West Cemetery makes island history a walking map
Key West Cemetery turns island history into a walk, with hurricane memory, high ground, family plots, old markers, and a city-run cemetery still in use.
Read this note ->Cars and driving
Key West Old Town parking garage can save the circle
Key West parking is easier when drivers know the Old Town garage, transit connection, and evacuation exception before circling tight streets.
Read this note ->Wider context
Around Key West and across Florida
Nearby stories, regional connections, and broader rules; these are not all specific to Key West.
Outdoors
Florida Keys mooring buoys are part of the water map
In the Florida Keys, reef trips work better when boaters and snorkelers check sanctuary zones, mooring buoys, and current NOAA guidance first.
Read this note ->Rules and licenses
Florida Keys sanctuary rules shape water days
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary rules affect boating, fishing, diving, snorkeling, swimming, and reef visits.
Read this note ->Cars and driving
Florida Keys mile markers are part of the driving map
In the Florida Keys, mile markers help people understand distance, addresses, directions, and where a place sits along the Overseas Highway.
Read this note ->Home and property
Florida lead paint disclosure follows pre-1978 homes
Most pre-1978 Florida homes, apartments, and condos carry a federal lead paint disclosure step before a sale or lease is signed.
Read this note ->Cars and driving
Florida moped, scooter, and e-bike labels change the road plan
Florida uses different lanes for mopeds, motor scooters, motorized scooters, and e-bikes, so the label can change license, tag, title, and local-rule details.
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Around Key West
Nearby Florida place pages, ordered by straight-line distance between Census internal points. This is not driving distance.
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Home and local tasks
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Last checked July 26, 2026. Place names, county coverage, GEOIDs, coordinates, and population labels come from the Census sources in the Florida place data used by this site. County tax planning rows use Florida Revenue November 2025 millage data. The local front desk is a reviewed profile of the city and county split, checked September 15, 2026. Direct note relationships and contextual note paths are kept separate. Parcel values, exemptions, permits, school assignments, storm instructions, utility service, private rules, and final bills still depend on the exact address and the official office or document.
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