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Welcome to Apalachicola ...

The coastal city of Apalachicola is located in Franklin County<1> and is the County Seat for Franklin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Apalachicola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Apalachicola has a population of 2,355 people<2> (see below for details).

Apalachicola is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Apalachicola and travel west, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Apalachicola: 850 & 448<4>

The ZIP codes for Apalachicola: 32320, 32329<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Apalachicola had an population of 2,355 people. This is an increase of 5.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Apalachicola had a population of 2,231 people (which is 19.36% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Apalachicola the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Apalachicola represents 0.01% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 275th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,231 people, the population of Apalachicola decreased 4.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,334 people).

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

Communities Also Named Apalachicola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Apalachicola - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Apalachicola ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Apalachicola.

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Apalachicola. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Apalachicola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Apalachicola ...

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

Adding Apalachicola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Apalachicola 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 Apalachicola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Apalachicola post office opened in 1829.

We also found Apalachicola in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apalachicola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Apalachicola.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Apalachicola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Apalachicola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Apalachicola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Apalachicola). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Apalachicola or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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