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Welcome to De Funiak Springs ...

The city of De Funiak Springs is located in Walton County<1> and is the County Seat for Walton County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of De Funiak Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for De Funiak Springs: De Funiak Spgs. (or less commonly used: De Funiak Spngs. or De Funiak Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, De Funiak Springs has a population of 6,973 people<2> (see below for details).

De Funiak Springs is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for De Funiak Springs: 850 & 448<4>

The ZIP codes for De Funiak Springs: 32433, 32435<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, De Funiak Springs had an population of 6,973 people. This is an increase of 34.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, De Funiak Springs had a population of 5,177 people (which is 9.38% of the total population of Walton County). This makes De Funiak Springs the county's most populous community.

The population of De Funiak Springs represents 0.03% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 211st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,177 people, the population of De Funiak Springs increased 1.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,089 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for De Funiak Springs.

Communities near De Funiak Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near De Funiak Springs.

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around De Funiak Springs. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for De Funiak Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Funiak Springs ...

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

Adding De Funiak Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of De Funiak Springs 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 De Funiak Springs was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found De Funiak Springs in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Funiak Springs.

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

The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Walton, 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 De Funiak Springs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around De Funiak Springs - 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 De Funiak Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the De Funiak Springs 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 De Funiak Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether De Funiak Springs 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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.




 

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