Flagler Beach, Florida, is a narrow island between the Intracoastal Waterway and Highway A1A along the Atlantic Ocean. The beautiful, unspoiled, traffic-free beaches are naturally attractive to tourists, winter residents from the northand summer residents from surrounding areas, as well as fishermen and permanent residents who know that Flagler Beach is a perfect place to live.

The intracoastal Waterway, constructed in 1890, is a wide, deep-water channel through wetlands and marshes, used for commercial and recreational boating. Blue crabs, tarpon, and bass are plentiful, heron and egret wade in the shallows, manatees and dolphin play and feed.

The first development in Flagler Beach was named Ocean City and was located on the west bank of the inland waterway. In 1913, the first home was built, and it soon grew to include a general store and the Ocean City Post Office.The first oceanfront homestead was granted in 1913 and the first home was built, at what is now South Second Street and A1A. This was just the beginning of a growing beach-side community. As the beach proved to be a popular attraction for campers, picnickers, surfbathers and fishermen. The United States Post Office declared "Flagler Beach" the official name in 1923