Pompano Beach west of Federal Highway: Garden Isles, Cypress Harbor and the C-14

Sell your Pompano Beach canal lot in 33060, fixed bridge and all

ZIP 33060 is central Pompano Beach west of Federal Highway, and its boating water is the tidal end of the Cypress Creek Canal and the Pompano Canal around Garden Isles and Cypress Harbor. Every one of those canals reaches the Intracoastal under the fixed Federal Highway bridge, reported at about 12 ft of clearance, then Lake Santa Barbara, and then about three miles and three drawbridges to Hillsboro Inlet. That fixed bridge keeps out tall boats, so we price the lot for the boats that fit.

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33060 at a glance

USPS city vs. who governs: USPS names the ZIP Pompano Beach, and all of its land lies inside the City of Pompano Beach. source
Waterfront neighbourhoods: Garden Isles, east of Cypress Road and south of Atlantic Boulevard: about 1,600 houses, more than half of them on canals that connect to the Intracoastal. source
Fixed bridge at Federal Highway: Boats leave under the fixed Federal Highway bridge, which a local broker reports at 12 ft of clearance. NOAA's Coast Pilot does not list this bridge, so measure before you quote it. source
Where the salt water ends: The Pompano Canal's G57 structure, near NE 18th Avenue, keeps salt water out; east of it the canal rejoins the C-14 and flows into Lake Santa Barbara and the Intracoastal. source
C-14 upstream limit: USGS gauges the Cypress Creek Canal just below the S-37A structure, at 26.2059 N, 80.1320 W, where Dixie Highway crosses the canal; tidal water runs from there downstream. source
From Lake Santa Barbara to the inlet: Lake Santa Barbara is at Intracoastal mile 1056.8. North of it: Atlantic Boulevard bascule (mile 1056.0, 15 ft), NE 14th Street bascule (mile 1055.0, 15 ft), then Hillsboro Inlet at mile 1053.9, whose A1A bascule is 13 ft closed. Clearances above mean high water. source
Seawall rule: Pompano Beach chapter 151: 5 ft to 5 ft 10 in NAVD88. Dock, pile or lift work costing more than half of a new barrier along the whole shoreline counts as substantial repair, and the contractor must price raising the wall. source
Flood zone: AE, base flood elevation 7 ft NAVD88, at sample points in Garden Isles and Cypress Harbor. source
2025 single-family sales, ZIP-wide: 244 closed sales, up 16.7% on 2024, at a median of $629,000 (up 8.4%). All single-family homes in the ZIP, not waterfront only. source

Federal Highway: the one bridge that does not open

Every tidal canal in 33060 drains east to the Cypress Creek Canal and passes under Federal Highway before it meets Lake Santa Barbara. That bridge is fixed. A Pompano broker puts its clearance at 12 ft; NOAA's Coast Pilot, which lists the Intracoastal spans, does not cover it, so take a tape to it at high tide before you rely on the figure.

Twelve feet is enough for many centre consoles with a T-top. It is not enough for a flybridge yacht or a tall sportfishing tower, and those owners are the buyers who pay most for Pompano water east of the highway.

Our buy box asks for no low fixed bridge between the dock and the inlet. A lot behind this one does not fail; it gets a price that reflects the boats a buyer can actually keep there. Tell us what you keep behind yours.

Salt water or storm water: check which side of G57 you are on

Not every canal in this ZIP reaches the sea. The Pompano Canal runs about 2.5 miles east from a gated culvert at the C-14 to the G57 control structure near NE 18th Avenue. G57 exists to keep salt water out, and it opens only to let stormwater run to tide.

A lot on the Pompano Canal west of G57 therefore sits on fresh, controlled water with no boat route out. East of G57 the water is tidal and rejoins the C-14. The same logic applies further south, where the S-37A structure at Dixie Highway marks the upstream end of the tidal Cypress Creek Canal.

If you are not sure which side you are on, send the address. It takes us a few minutes to check.

Lake Santa Barbara, then three bascules north

Once past Federal Highway you are in Lake Santa Barbara, on the west side of the Intracoastal at mile 1056.8, where there are marinas and boatyards. From there the usual run is north: the Atlantic Boulevard bascule, which opens on the hour and half hour, then NE 14th Street on the quarter and three-quarter hour, then the A1A bascule over Hillsboro Inlet.

All three are 13 to 15 ft when closed, and all three open. None of them adds a height limit the Federal Highway bridge has not already imposed.

Pompano's rule when you only touch the dock

Pompano Beach's chapter 151 reaches further than most seawall rules. A job on a dock, piles or a boat lift that costs more than half of a new tidal barrier along the whole shoreline counts as substantial repair, and then the wall must come up to 5 ft NAVD88 along the full frontage. If your wall is below 5 ft, the contractor has to submit a cost analysis that includes raising it.

A cited owner gets 60 days to show progress and 365 days to finish. If a citation is what has you thinking about selling, mention it and the date when you send the address.

Questions from 33060

Is a lot behind the Federal Highway bridge worth less?

Usually, yes, compared with the same lot east of the highway, because the pool of buyers with tall boats cannot use it. It still sells to owners of centre consoles and smaller cruisers. We price for the boats that fit under the bridge, not for the ones that do not.

My Garden Isles house is on the Pompano Canal. Can a boat get out?

Only if your stretch is east of the G57 control structure near NE 18th Avenue. West of it the canal is held fresh and closed to the tide. Garden Isles canals that connect east to the C-14 are tidal and lead to Lake Santa Barbara.

What did houses in 33060 sell for in 2025?

Florida Realtors recorded 244 single-family sales at a median of $629,000, with sales up 16.7% and the median up 8.4% on 2024. That covers every house in the ZIP, most of them on dry land, so a canal lot's value depends more on its frontage and the bridge than on that number.

Is my lot in a V zone?

No V zone showed up in our checks here. Sample points in Garden Isles and Cypress Harbor both came back AE with a 7 ft NAVD88 base flood elevation. FEMA's map is lot by lot, so check your own parcel.

Own a waterfront lot in 33060? Send us the address.

From 7,000 sq ft with a route to the ocean for a big boat, vacant or with a house on it. Not sure it fits? Send it anyway.

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Facts last checked September 27, 2026. Sales figures are ZIP-wide single-family numbers, not waterfront-only. General information, not legal or tax advice.