Welcome to Sunbeam ...

Sunbeam is located in Duval County<1>.

The location of Sunbeam has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sunbeam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Sunbeam is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sunbeam: (904)

Communities Also Named Sunbeam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Sunbeam - they are located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sunbeam ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Jacksonville Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
  • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
  • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
  • Pablo Beach
  • Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
• Green Cove Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <4>
• Orange Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Neptune Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
  • Neptune Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neptune Beach <4>
• Bowden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
  • Bowden is located in Duval County
• Fruit Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Cove
  • Fruit Cove is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruit Cove <4>
• Saint Johns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Saint Johns County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
• Sans Pareil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
  • Sans Pareil 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 Sunbeam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sunbeam.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunbeam ...

Looking for more information about Sunbeam? 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 Sunbeam, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sunbeam.

Adding Sunbeam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sunbeam post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sunbeam.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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