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Welcome to Ankona ...

Ankona is located in Saint Lucie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ankona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Ankona is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Ankona: 772

Communities Also Named Ankona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Ankona: This one is located in Saint Lucie County and the other is located in Brevard County.

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

Communities near Ankona ...

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

  • Port Saint Lucie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Pierce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stuart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sewall's Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Lucie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Saint Lucie Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
    • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
  • Ocean Breeze
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocean Breeze is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Breeze
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Former name for Ocean Breeze:
    • Ocean Breeze Park
  • Hutchinson Island South
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • White City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • White City is located in Saint Lucie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Jensen Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ankona ...

Looking for more information about Ankona? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ankona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ankona.

Adding Ankona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ankona 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 (so far) for Ankona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ankona post office opened in 1886. The Ankona post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ankona.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Saint Lucie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ankona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/