Welcome to Keystone Heights ...

The city of Keystone Heights is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keystone Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for Keystone Heights: Keystone Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Keystone Heights has a population of 1,532 people<2> (see below for details).

Keystone Heights is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Keystone Heights: (352)

The ZIP code for Keystone Heights: 32656<4>

Websites for Keystone Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Keystone Heights, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Keystone Heights had an population of 1,532 people. This is an increase of 13.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Keystone Heights had a population of 1,350 people. This makes Keystone Heights the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,350 people, the population of Keystone Heights has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,349 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Keystone Heights.

Communities near Keystone Heights ...

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

• Gainesville
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Hawthorne
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Interlachen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlachen
  • Interlachen is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlachen <5>
• Waldo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Penney Farms
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lawtey
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Hampton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Brooker
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Earleton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleton
  • Earleton is located in Alachua County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earleton <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 Keystone Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keystone Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keystone Heights ...

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

Adding Keystone Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Keystone Heights post office opened in 1924.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keystone Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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