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Welcome to Starke ...

The city of Starke is located in Bradford County<1> and is the County Seat for Bradford County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Starke has a population of 5,456 people<2> (see below for details).

Starke is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Starke: 904 & 324<4>

The ZIP code for Starke: 32091<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Starke had an population of 5,456 people. This is an increase of 0.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Starke had a population of 5,449 people (which is 19.1% of the total population of Bradford County). This makes Starke the county's most populous community.

The population of Starke represents 0.03% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 208th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,449 people, the population of Starke decreased 2.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,593 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Starke.

Websites for Starke ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.northfloridachamber.com/

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

Communities near Starke ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Starke. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Starke.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starke ...

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

Adding Starke to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Starke post office opened in 1857>' book.

We also found Starke in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starke.

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradford-co-fla.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 Bradford, 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 Starke.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starke - 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 Starke area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Starke 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 Starke). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Starke 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>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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