Welcome to Jacksonville Beach ...

The coastal city of Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Jacksonville Beach (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacksonville Beach, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Jacksonville Beach: Jacksonville Bch.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Jacksonville Beach has a population of 23,673 people<2> (see below for details).

Jacksonville Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Jacksonville Beach: 904 & 324<4>

The ZIP codes for Jacksonville Beach: 32240, 32250<5>

The city of Jacksonville Beach was previously named Pablo Beach. Going back to its beginning, The community of Jacksonville Beach was originally named Ruby. For more information about the names of Jacksonville Beach, see The Names of Jacksonville Beach on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jacksonville Beach had an population of 23,673 people. This is an increase of 10.82% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jacksonville Beach had a population of 21,362 people. This makes Jacksonville Beach the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Jacksonville Beach represents 0.11% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 99th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,362 people, the population of Jacksonville Beach increased 1.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 20,990 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jacksonville Beach.

Websites for Jacksonville Beach ...

Official Website: www.jacksonvillebeach.org/

Communities near Jacksonville Beach ...

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

Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Duval County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <6>
Ponte Vedra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponte Vedra have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra
- Ponte Vedra is located in Saint Johns County
Greenfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Duval County
Sans Pareil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
- Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
Sawgrass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawgrass have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawgrass
- Sawgrass is located in Saint Johns County
Palm Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Valley
- Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County
Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Duval County
Bowden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
- Bowden is located in Duval County
Saint Nicholas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Nicholas have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- Saint Nicholas is located in Duval County
Loretto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Duval 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 Jacksonville Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jacksonville Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacksonville Beach ...

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

Adding Jacksonville Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jacksonville Beach 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 Jacksonville Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

From that list, the Jacksonville Beach post office opened in 1925.

We also found Jacksonville Beach on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacksonville Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jacksonville Beach: www.jacksonvillebeach.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 Duval, 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 Jacksonville Beach.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacksonville Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Jacksonville Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Jacksonville Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	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 Jacksonville Beach). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jacksonville Beach or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>	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.
<9>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/