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Welcome to Shell Island ...

Shell Island is located in Wakulla County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shell Island: Shell Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Shell Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Shell Island (for example, toward Wewahitchka), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Shell Island: 850 & 448<3>

Communities Also Named Shell Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Shell Island: This one is located in Wakulla County and the other is located in Collier County.

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

Communities near Shell Island ...

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

  • Tallahassee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sopchoppy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakulla Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawfordville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woodville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Panacea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomas City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Wacissa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Capitola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Capitola is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Curtis Mill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shell Island ...

Looking for more information about Shell Island? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shell Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shell Island.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Wakulla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shell Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Shell Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Shell Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.