Welcome to Carrabelle ...

The coastal city of Carrabelle is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrabelle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carrabelle has a population of 2,819 people<2> (see below for details).

Carrabelle is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Carrabelle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Carrabelle (for example, toward Port Saint Joe), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Carrabelle: (850) & (448)<4>

The ZIP code for Carrabelle: 32322<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carrabelle had an population of 2,819 people. This is an increase of 1.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 116.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carrabelle had a population of 2,778 people (or 24.05% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Carrabelle the county's most populous community.

The population of Carrabelle represents 0.01% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 255th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,778 people, the population of Carrabelle increased 113.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,303 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carrabelle.

Communities near Carrabelle ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carrabelle.

• Sopchoppy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopchoppy
  • Sopchoppy is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sopchoppy <6>
• Lanark Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark Village
  • Lanark Village is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark Village <6>
• Curtis Mill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
  • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
• Saint Teresa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Teresa
  • Saint Teresa is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Teresa <6>
• Eastpoint
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpoint
  • Eastpoint is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpoint <6>
• Panacea
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <6>
• Apalachicola
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalachicola
  • Apalachicola is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apalachicola <6>
• Sumatra
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
  • Sumatra is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <6>
• Bay City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Franklin County
• Central City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Liberty County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carrabelle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carrabelle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carrabelle. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carrabelle.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrabelle. See our Newspapers Page for Carrabelle.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrabelle ...

Looking for more information about Carrabelle? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carrabelle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carrabelle.

Adding Carrabelle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carrabelle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carrabelle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Carrabelle post office opened in 1881.

We also found Carrabelle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carrabelle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carrabelle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyflorida.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/