Westchester, Florida

Westchester is a census-designated place (CDP) and neighborhood in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

[2] Westchester is located 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Miami at 25°44′49″N 80°20′13″W / 25.746978°N 80.336873°W / 25.746978; -80.336873,[5] with an elevation of 8 feet (2.4 m).

[6] It is bordered to the north by Sweetwater and Fontainebleau, to the east by Coral Terrace, to the south by Olympia Heights and Westwood Lakes, and to the west by Tamiami.

[1] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 56,384 people, 16,688 households, and 12,581 families residing in the CDP.

As of 2000, speakers of Spanish as a first language accounted for 88.81% of residents, while English was the mother tongue of 10.78% of the population.

[13] The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue operates Station 3 Tropical Park in Westchester.

[14] The National Weather Service Miami Office is on subleased area on the FIU campus.