Welcome to Green Cove Springs ...

The city of Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County<1> and is the County Seat for Clay County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Cove Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Green Cove Springs: Green Cv. Spgs. (or less commonly used: Green Cv. Spngs. or Green Cv. Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Green Cove Springs has a population of 8,565 people<2> (see below for details).

Green Cove Springs is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Green Cove Springs: (904)

The ZIP code for Green Cove Springs: 32043<4>

Websites for Green Cove Springs ...

Official Website:   www.greencovesprings.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Green Cove Springs had an population of 8,565 people. This is an increase of 23.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 59.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Green Cove Springs had a population of 6,908 people. This makes Green Cove Springs the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Green Cove Springs represents 0.04% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 185th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,908 people, the population of Green Cove Springs increased 28.45% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,378 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Green Cove Springs.

Communities near Green Cove Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Green Cove Springs.

• Orange Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <5>
• Penney Farms
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <5>
• Fruit Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Cove
  • Fruit Cove is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Cove <5>
• Asbury Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
  • Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
• Doctors Inlet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors Inlet
  • Doctors Inlet is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doctors Inlet <5>
• Saint Johns
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <5>
• Lakeside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Clay County
• Loretto
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
  • Loretto is located in Duval County
• Middleburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
  • Middleburg is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <5>
• Tocoi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
  • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns 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 Green Cove Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Cove Springs.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Cove Springs. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Green Cove Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Cove Springs ...

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

Adding Green Cove Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Green Cove Springs post office opened in 1866.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Cove Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Green Cove Springs: www.greencovesprings.com/

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountygov.com/

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