Pinecrest (Florida)

Pinecrest is an affluent suburban village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States of America. The population was 18,223 as of the census of 2010. Pinecrest is governed by a five-member Village Council and operates under the Council-Manager form of government. 33156, the zip code that encompasses all of the village, has been consistently ranked as one of the most expensive in the United States.MediaThe Village of Pinecrest has its own newspaper, "The Pinecrest Tribune, which is published bi-weekly and is part of Miami Community Newspapers. The Village of Pinecrest is also served by the Miami market for local radio and television.''GeographyPinecrest is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.6sqmi. 7.5sqmi of it is land and 0.13% is water.Community projectsPinecrest's projects since 1996 include the addition of several new parks, development of Wi-Fi technology and beautification projects which included thousands of trees being planted, unique street signs being posted Village-wide, and roads being repaved. By planting over 10,000 street trees since 1997, Pinecrest was named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation.In 2008, the Village Council dedicated the new Flagler Grove Park and the long-awaited Community Center at Pinecrest Gardens. The Pinecrest branch of the Miami-Dade County Library System opened adjacent to the Community Center in October 2008.