Sewall's Point, Florida
Sewall's Point, Florida | |
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The new Ernest Lyons Bridge, which carries State Road A1A from Hutchinson Island to Sewall's Point | |
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Seal | |
Location in Martin County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 27°11′49″N 80°11′54″W / 27.19694°N 80.19833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Martin |
| Settled | 1889 |
| Platted | 1891-1893 |
| Incorporated | June 12, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission–Manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.13 sq mi (10.70 km2) |
| • Land | 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2) |
| • Water | 2.95 sq mi (7.65 km2) |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,991 |
| • Density | 1,690.3/sq mi (652.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 34996 |
| Area code | 772 |
| FIPS code | 12-65225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407316 |
| Website | sewallspoint |
Sewall's Point is a town located on the peninsula of the same name in Martin County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,991 at the 2020 census. Both the town and the peninsula are named for Capt. Henry Edwin Sewall (August 22, 1848 – August 1, 1925). It is an eastern suburb of Stuart, which is the county seat of Martin County.
On September 26, 2004, Hurricane Jeanne made landfall on Hutchinson Island, just east of Sewall's Point, exactly three weeks after Hurricane Frances did so at the same location.