title: Loxahatchee, Florida
text: # Loxahatchee, Florida
  
  Loxahatchee is an unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, located north of Wellington, and west and northwest of Royal Palm Beach, approximately 17 miles (27 km) west of West Palm Beach. Loxahatchee is also the name of the Post Office that serves this area, which 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, 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, with lot sizes ranging from 1–20 acres (0.40–8.09 ha). Loxahatchee and the adjacent The Acreage are notable for loose land restrictions and the presence of native and exotic animals. The Seminole Ridge Community High School serves the area.
  
  ## 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
  
  * Ángel Hernández (born 1961), baseball umpire
  * Nick Rickles (born 1990), American-Israeli baseball player
  * Ashley Mathews (born 1991), pornographic actress
  * Robert Stempel (1933–2011), Chairman and CEO of General Motors
  * Brooke Eden (born 1988), country singer
  