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Welcome to Orange Park ...

The town of Orange Park is located in Clay County<1>.



Orange Park was established in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Orange Park has a population of 8,811 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Orange Park is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Orange Park: (904)

The ZIP codes for Orange Park: 32065, 32067, 32073<4>

Websites for Orange Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.claychamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Orange Park had an population of 8,811 people. This is an increase of 4.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Orange Park had a population of 8,412 people. This makes Orange Park the county's most populous community.

The population of Orange Park represents 0.04% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 171st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,412 people, the population of Orange Park decreased 7.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,081 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Orange Park.

Communities Also Named Orange Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Orange Park - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Orange Park ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Cove Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Penney Farms
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Fruit Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Loretto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Duval County
  • Saint Johns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Doctors Inlet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksonville Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
    • Jacksonville Heights 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 Orange Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orange Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orange Park ...

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

Adding Orange Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Orange Park post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orange Park.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orange Park. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Clay, 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 Orange Park.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Orange Park - 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 town (such as Orange Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Orange Park 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>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.
<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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