Welcome to Edgewater ...

The coastal city of Edgewater is located in Volusia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgewater, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Edgewater has a population of 24,008 people<2> (see below for details).

Edgewater is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Code for Edgewater: 386

The ZIP codes for Edgewater: 32132, 32141<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Edgewater had an population of 24,008 people. This is an increase of 15.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edgewater had a population of 20,750 people. This makes Edgewater the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Edgewater represents 0.11% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 102nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 20,750 people, the population of Edgewater increased 11.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 18,668 people).

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

Communities Also Named Edgewater ...

While we believe that this Edgewater is located in Volusia County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named Edgewater. Those communities are located in the following counties: Broward and Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 31 communities that are also named Edgewater - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Edgewater ...

Official Website: www.cityofedgewater.org/

Communities near Edgewater ...

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

• Daytona Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach
  • Daytona Beach is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,143 people
  • Former names for Daytona Beach:
  • Daytona
  • Kingston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daytona Beach <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Daytona Beach
  • From Edgewater to Daytona Beach
• Port Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
  • Port Orange is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orange <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Port Orange
  • From Edgewater to Port Orange
• South Daytona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Daytona
  • South Daytona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Daytona <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Daytona
  • From Edgewater to South Daytona
• Daytona Beach Shores
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach Shores
  • Daytona Beach Shores is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,641 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Daytona Beach Shores
  • From Edgewater to Daytona Beach Shores
• Ponce Inlet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Inlet
  • Ponce Inlet is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponce Inlet <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ponce Inlet
  • From Edgewater to Ponce Inlet
• Oak Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Hill
  • From Edgewater to Oak Hill
• Mission City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
  • Mission City is located in Volusia County
• New Smyrna Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna Beach
  • New Smyrna Beach is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Smyrna Beach <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Smyrna Beach
  • From Edgewater to New Smyrna Beach
• Glencoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Volusia County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glencoe
  • From Edgewater to Glencoe
• Isleboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
  • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Isleboro
  • From Edgewater to Isleboro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewater ...

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

Adding Edgewater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Edgewater post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgewater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Edgewater: www.cityofedgewater.org/

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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