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Welcome to High Springs ...

The city of High Springs is located in Alachua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, High Springs has a population of 6,200 people<2> (see below for details).

High Springs is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for High Springs: 386

The ZIP codes for High Springs: 32643, 32655<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, High Springs had an population of 6,200 people. This is an increase of 15.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 60.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, High Springs had a population of 5,350 people. This makes High Springs the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of High Springs represents 0.03% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 209th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,350 people, the population of High Springs increased 38.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,863 people).

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

Communities Also Named High Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named High Springs - it's located in Georgia.

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

Websites for High Springs ...

Official Website: www.highsprings.com/

Communities near High Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near High 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 High Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for High Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Springs ...

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

Adding High Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the High Springs post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for High Springs.

The official website for High Springs: www.highsprings.com/

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

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 Alachua, 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 High Springs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 city (such as High Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether High Springs 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>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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