Welcome to Perry ...

The city of Perry is located in Taylor County<1> and is the County Seat for Taylor County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perry has a population of 6,864 people<2> (see below for details).

Perry is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Perry: (850) & (448)<4>

The ZIP codes for Perry: 32347-32348<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perry had an population of 6,864 people. This is a decrease of 2.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perry had a population of 7,017 people (which is 31.09% of the total population of Taylor County). This makes Perry the county's most populous community.

The population of Perry represents 0.04% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 184th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,017 people, the population of Perry increased 2.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,847 people).

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

Communities Also Named Perry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Perry - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (2), Vermont, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Perry.

Communities near Perry ...

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

• Shady Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <6>
• Buckville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
• Day
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Day is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Day <6>
• Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
• Dowling Park
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
• Lamont
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <6>
• Greenville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
• Mayo
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <6>
• Lee
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lee is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <6>
• Madison
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <6>

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 Perry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Perry. 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 Perry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Perry. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Perry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perry ...

Looking for more information about Perry? 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 Perry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Perry.

Adding Perry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Perry 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 Perry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Perry post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/

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