Key Haven is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

on Raccoon Key, an island in the lower

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about a mile (1.6 km) east of the island of

Key West Key West ( es, Cayo Hueso) is an island in the Straits of Florida, within the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Island, it cons ...

. It is a suburb of greater Key West, and houses around a thousand residents. The city limits of Key West on northern

Stock Island Stock Island is an island in the lower Florida Keys immediately east of Key West (separated from Key West by Cow Key Channel, which is only about 75 yards (70 m) wide). Immediately northwest is Key Haven (official name ''Raccoon Key''), from whi ...

are separated from Key Haven by a channel about a quarter mile (400 m) wide. It lies off the northeast side of

, and is connected by fill to

U.S. 1 U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, ...

(the Overseas Highway) via Key Haven Road, its primary road, just east of mile marker 5. Key Haven was chosen as the location of

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Key West, which appeared in 2006. The Real World home is located at the end of Driftwood Drive.Reality Blurred
/ref> The island, being only above the high tide mark, was covered with of seawater from the

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on October 24, 2005. Nearly every car on the island was destroyed, and many homes were damaged.

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Unincorporated communities in Monroe County, Florida Suburbs of Key West Unincorporated communities in Florida Populated coastal places in Florida on the Atlantic Ocean {{MonroeCountyFL-geo-stub