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Welcome to Florida Park ...

Florida Park is located in Delaware County<1>.

Florida Park is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Florida Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Communities near Florida Park ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Wilmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
  • Norristown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Phoenixville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeadon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florida Park ...

Looking for more information about Florida 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.

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

Adding Florida Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Florida 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 Florida Park was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florida Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.