Hialeah, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Hialeah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33013. The Survey maps it on the Hialeah quadrangle. 223,109 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 7 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1950 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1950 against another survey:
On record in Hialeah
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Hialeah Park Race Tracklisted 1979
Hialeah Seaboard Air Line Railway Stationlisted 1995
Population over time
2 figuresHialeah fell from 224,669 to 223,109 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 224,669 | |
| 2020 | 223,109 | -1,560 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1950 USGS Hialeah quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hialeah quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Miami quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Hialeah quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Miami quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Hialeah quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Hialeah between 1992 and 2018, burning about 160 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 12 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | DIE HARD FIRE |
| 14 May 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MEDLEY FIRE |
| 12 May 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 11 May 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 April 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 April 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Hialeah: 8 producers, 3 past producers, 2 plants. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Aluminum, Titanium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Century Rock and Fill - Number 11 | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Anaconda Aluminum/ Miami, Fla. | Aluminum, Titanium | Plant | ||
| Black Velvet Top Soil | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dade Pit No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| General Fill Pit No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lehigh Lakes | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lsf Pennsuco Aggregates | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Medley Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Medley Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Medley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hialeah in 36 storm reports between 1999 and 2022: 13 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 4 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Hialeah | $150,000 | A thunderstorm produced an EF1 Tornado with the highest estimated wind speeds near 90 MPH. The tornado began at West 22nd Street just west of West 1st Avenue where vehicles were moved and flipped at a tow yard. Roof damage occurred to at least five separate apartment complexes, with the worst damage between 22nd and 24th streets, but 8 structures were damaged overall. The tornado lifted at West 28th Street between Palm Avenue and West 1 Avenue. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hialeah | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Hialeah | $20,000 | A tornado touched down near 41st Street and E 8th Avenue, moved north northwest, then lifted near 46th Street and E 6th Avenue. The roof of Hialeah Fire Department Station No. 2 was damaged with debris falling onto vehicles. Other damage occurred to signs and traffic signals with some trees uprooted and numerous large branches blown down. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hialeah | $10,000 | Multiple traffic signals were blown down. |
| August 2004 | Heavy Rain | Hialeah | $10,000 | Three to five inches of rain fell in a three-hour period causing a house roof to collapse in Hialeah. Streets in Kendall were flooded and county-wide power was out to 20,000 customers. |
| February 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hialeah | $5,000 | Strong winds affected the city of Hialeah. A light post was knocked down along with a few small trees in the southern section of the city near Palm Avenue and Okeechobee Road. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hialeah | $5,000 | A car was overturned at a dealership. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hialeah | $5,000 | Tree limbs and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2022 | Flash Flood | Hialeah | - | Reports relayed via broadcast media and social media of significant flooding in Hialeah. Water covered multiple lanes of the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) near W 49th Street, rising to the base of vehicles. Water also rose to the base of an SUV's door in a nearby residential street, with water over 6 inches deep on the street. Measured rainfall in the area was between 3-5 inches, most of it falling in 2 hours or less. |
| June 2021 | Flood | Hialeah | - | Reports and videos from the public on social media of flooded roads near NW 62nd Street east of I-95 in the Liberty City/Edison area of Miami and NW 40th Street and NW 31st Ave near Miami International Airport. Precipitation analyses indicate near 3 inches of rain fell in this area. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hialeah | - | Social media reported a large tree limb snapped and resting over adjacent fence in Hialeah. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Hialeah | - | Multiple reports from broadcast media of flooded roadways in Hialeah from heavy rainfall. Rainfall estimates were 2 to 3 inches in the area in a period of 1-2 hours. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Hialeah | - | A photo shared via social media of at least quarter sized hail. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Hialeah | - | A trained spotter reported penny sized hail in Hialeah near the intersection of West 42nd Street and Red Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hialeah | - | A thunderstorm produced a wind gust estimated at 60 mph at the Hialeah Park horse track. A few small trees estimated to be 8 to 9 feet tall were knocked down. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Hialeah | - | Public reported power lines down and nickel sized hail in Hialeah. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Hialeah | - | Reported at East 24th Street and 8th Avenue in Hialeah. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hialeah | - | Public reported hail up to golf ball size in the western section of Hialeah. Hail was covering the road on the Palmetto Expressway between NW 74 ST and NW 103 ST. |
| May 2006 | Heavy Rain | Hialeah | - | Public measured 24-hour rain total of 7.61 inches at 5740 E 4 Ave in Hialeah. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hialeah | - | Golf ball size hail and trees down near intersection of the Palmetto Expressway and Okeechobee Road. |
| May 2006 | Heavy Rain | Hialeah | - | Spotter measured 6.18 inches of rain since 230 PM EDT. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hialeah | - | Quarter size hail reported by off-duty NWS employee near the intersection of the Palmetto Expressway and Okeechobee Road. |
| June 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Hialeah | - | Funnel cloud observed near Hialeah City Hall. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Hialeah | - | A SKYWARN spotter observed penny-size hail. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Hialeah | - | Three-quarter-inch hail was seen in Hialeah. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Hialeah | - | Quarter-size hail fell. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Hialeah | - | The police reported a funnel cloud touching down west of SR 826 and 138 Street. No damage was reported. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Hialeah | - | Dime-size hail was reported by a SKYWARN spotter. |
| August 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Hialeah | - | A tornado touched down in Hialeah and moved south southwest before lifting in the west Doral area. The funnel was visible up to 10 miles away and was photographed by numerous people and the media. No damage was observed along its path. Another small funnel cloud also formed from the parent thunderstorm. |
| June 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Hialeah | - | A trained SKYWARN spotter reported a tornado in Hialeah. |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hialeah | - | A SKYWARN spotter reported wind gusts of 55 to 60 mph. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hialeah | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Heavy Rain | Hialeah | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Hialeah | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Hialeah | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Hialeah | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hialeah Estates | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Palm Springs | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Holiday Acres | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Westgate | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Sun-Tan Village | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| West Little River | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Palm Springs Estates | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Miami Springs | 2.5 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Hialeah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q49276 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 305059. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







