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Welcome to Cypress ...

Cypress is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cypress, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Cypress is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cypress lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cypress (for example, toward Chattahoochee), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Cypress: 850 & 448<3>

The ZIP code for Cypress: 32432<4>

Communities Also Named Cypress ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 23 communities that are also named Cypress - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Cypress ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cypress ...

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

Adding Cypress to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cypress post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cypress.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cypress - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Cypress area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Cypress area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Cypress). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cypress or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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