Loxahatchee is an
unincorporated community
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in
Palm Beach County
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,
Florida
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, United States, located north of
Wellington
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, and west and northwest of
Royal Palm Beach, approximately west of West Palm Beach. Loxahatchee is under the zip code of 33470.
The community took its name from the
Loxahatchee River.
[ ] Loxahatchee is located within the
Indian Trails Improvement District and the Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District.
Lion Country Safari, a drive-through
safari park
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A safari par ...
, is located in Loxahatchee.
The state of Florida approved the incorporation of part of Loxahatchee, as the Town of
Loxahatchee Groves, in 2006, which became the 38th municipality in Palm Beach County. The main reason for incorporating was to protect the area from encroaching growth, and to preserve the rural character of the neighborhood.
Loxahatchee is perhaps the most rural area within proximity to
West Palm Beach
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, with lot sizes ranging from . Loxahatchee and the adjacent
The Acreage are notable for loose land restrictions and the presence of native and exotic animals.
Education
Elementary schools:
*Acreage Pines Elementary School
*Golden Groves Elementary School
*Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School
*Frontier Elementary School
*Pierce Hammock Elementary School
Middle schools:
*Western Pines Middle School
*Osceola Creek Middle School
High school:
*Seminole Ridge Community High School
Notable residents
*
Brooke Eden (born 1988), country singer
*
Ángel Hernández (born 1961), baseball umpire
*
Nick Rickles (born 1990), American-Israeli baseball player
*
Riley Reid (born 1991), pornographic actress
*
Robert Stempel
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(1933–2011), chairman and CEO of General Motors
See also
*
The Acreage, Florida
*
Loxahatchee Groves, Florida
References
External links
Indian Trail Improvement DistrictLoxahatchee Groves Water Control DistrictTown of Loxahatchee GrovesSeminole Ridge Community High School Boundary Map
– School District of Palm Beach County
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Unincorporated communities in Palm Beach County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida