Welcome to Hampton ...

The city of Hampton is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hampton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hampton has a population of 505 people<2> (see below for details).

Hampton is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hampton is located in the (904) area code.

The ZIP code for Hampton: 32044<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hampton had an population of 505 people. This is an increase of 1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hampton had a population of 500 people. This makes Hampton the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 500 people, the population of Hampton increased 16.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 431 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Hampton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hampton ...

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

• Gainesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Starke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <5>
• Lake Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <5>
• Keystone Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <5>
• Hawthorne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
• Waldo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <5>
• Lawtey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtey
  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <5>
• La Crosse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <5>
• Worthington Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Springs
  • Worthington Springs is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington Springs <5>
• Brooker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooker
  • Brooker is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooker <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hampton ...

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

Adding Hampton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hampton 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 Hampton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hampton post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hampton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradford-co-fla.org/

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