| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 352 / 386 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:37 PM |
| Population: | 16,246 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 12029 |
| Land Area: | 591 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 22 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 29.5206, -83.1479 |
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16,246 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 591 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,860 to 16,246 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.4% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 32648 (Horseshoe Beach, $63,482 median) and poorest ZIP 32628 (Cross City, $44,567) are 13.5 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $124,300 in 32680 (Old Town) to $186,300 in 32648 (Horseshoe Beach).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 32648 (Horseshoe Beach) to 43 in 32628 (Cross City).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.1% bachelor's+ in 32648 (Horseshoe Beach) to 11.1% in 32628 (Cross City) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Florida, this is the #58 most populous of 67 counties and ranks #56 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,916 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
10.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,268 of 12,215 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.