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Welcome to Gonzalez ...

Gonzalez is located in Escambia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gonzalez, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Gonzalez is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gonzalez: 850 & 448<3>

The ZIP code for Gonzalez: 32560<4>

Communities Also Named Gonzalez ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gonzalez - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Gonzalez ...

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

  • Pensacola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
  • Gulf Breeze
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cantonment
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ensley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Olive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Olive is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
  • Quintette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Quintette is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
  • Ferry Pass
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
  • Muscogee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Muscogee is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
  • Pace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gonzalez ...

Looking for more information about Gonzalez? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Gonzalez, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gonzalez.

Adding Gonzalez to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gonzalez 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 (so far) for Gonzalez was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gonzalez post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gonzalez.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gonzalez - 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 Gonzalez area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gonzalez 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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