Welcome to Archer ...

The city of Archer is located in Alachua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Archer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Archer has a population of 1,197 people<2> (see below for details).

Archer is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Archer: (352)

The ZIP code for Archer: 32618<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Archer had an population of 1,197 people. This is an increase of 7.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Archer had a population of 1,118 people. This makes Archer the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,118 people, the population of Archer decreased 13.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,289 people).

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

Communities Also Named Archer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Archer: This one is located in Alachua County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 18 communities that are also named Archer - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Archer ...

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

• Gainesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Alachua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <5>
• Newberry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
• Williston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <5>
• Trenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Bronson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <5>
• Micanopy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <5>
• McIntosh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <5>
• East Bronson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
  • East Bronson is located in Levy County
• Raleigh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Levy 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 Archer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Archer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Archer ...

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

Adding Archer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Archer 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 Archer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Archer post office opened in 1859.

We also found Archer in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Archer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

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