Port Salerno is a residential and fishing village in unincorporated Martin County on the south side of Stuart.
It is located along the waters of the St. Lucie River near the inlet to the Atlantic Ocean.
The population of the Port Salerno area is about 11,000. It borders the larger and busier Stuart and is often considered part of that town.
The residential areas are east of the waterfront district on a large peninsula separated from nearby Jupiter Island by Great Pocket, a section of the Intracoastal Waterway.
Many cruising yachts stay at the marinas in the area during the winter; others stay there year-round.
Although marinas and boatyards are all over the area, commercial fishing is still important to the town’s economy.
People today like to visit the area’s many nautical shops and seafood restaurants.