Welcome to South Daytona ...

The coastal city of South Daytona is located in Volusia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Daytona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1942.

A typical abbreviation for South Daytona: S. Daytona

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Daytona has a population of 13,094 people<2> (see below for details).

South Daytona is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for South Daytona: (386)

Websites for South Daytona ...

Official Website: www.southdaytona.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Daytona had an population of 13,094 people. This is an increase of 6.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Daytona had a population of 12,252 people. This makes South Daytona the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of South Daytona represents 0.07% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,252 people, the population of South Daytona decreased 7.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 13,177 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Daytona.

Communities near South Daytona ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Daytona.

• Ormond Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormond Beach
  • Ormond Beach is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ormond Beach <4>
• New Smyrna Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna Beach
  • New Smyrna Beach is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Smyrna Beach <4>
• Edgewater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Edgewater is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewater <4>
• Ponce Inlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Inlet
  • Ponce Inlet is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponce Inlet <4>
• Lake Helen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Helen
  • Lake Helen is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Helen <4>
• Harbor Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Oaks
  • Harbor Oaks is located in Volusia County
• Holly Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Holly Hill is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Hill <4>
• Ortona
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortona
  • Ortona is located in Volusia County
• Isleboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isleboro
  • Isleboro is located in Volusia County
• Ponce Park ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Park
  • Ponce Park is located in Volusia 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 South Daytona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Daytona.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Daytona ...

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

Adding South Daytona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Daytona 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 South Daytona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Daytona post office opened in 1942.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Daytona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for South Daytona: www.southdaytona.org/

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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