Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee | |
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| Motto: "Florida's Capital City" | |
Location within Leon County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 30°26′18″N 84°16′50″W / 30.43833°N 84.28056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Leon |
| Established | 1824 |
| Incorporated | 1825 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission–Manager |
| • Mayor | John E. Dailey (D) |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Curtis Richardson |
| • Commissioners | Jacqueline "Jack" Porter, Jeremy Matlow, and Dianne Williams-Cox |
| • City Manager | Reese Goad |
| • City Clerk | James Cooke, IV |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.74 sq mi (271.27 km2) |
| • Land | 101.85 sq mi (263.80 km2) |
| • Water | 2.89 sq mi (7.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 196,169 |
• Estimate (2024) | 205,089 |
| • Rank | 121st, U.S. |
| • Density | 1,926.00/sq mi (743.64/km2) |
| • Urban | 252,934 (US: 162nd) |
| • Urban density | 2,016.1/sq mi (778.4/km2) |
| • Metro | 397,675 (US: 140th) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 32301–32318, 32399 |
| Area code(s) | 850/448 |
| FIPS code | 12-70600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 308416 |
| Website | www |
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Tallahassee (/ˌtæləˈhæsi/ TAL-ə-HASS-ee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of and the only incorporated municipality in Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2024, the estimated population was 205,089, making it the eighth-most populous city in the state of Florida. It is the principal city of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 397,675 as of 2024. Tallahassee is the largest city in the Florida Big Bend and Florida Panhandle regions.
With a student population exceeding 70,000, Tallahassee is a college town, home to Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee State College (a large state college that serves mainly as a feeder school to FSU and FAMU).
As the capital, Tallahassee is the site of the Florida State Capitol, Supreme Court of Florida, Florida Governor's Mansion, and nearly 30 state agency headquarters. The city is also known for its large number of law firms, lobbying organizations, trade associations and professional associations, including The Florida Bar and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. It is a recognized regional center for scientific research, and home to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. In 2015, Tallahassee was awarded the All-America City Award by the National Civic League for the second time.