Freeport, Florida
Freeport, Florida | |
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| City of Freeport | |
Freeport City Hall, September 2014. | |
Location in Walton County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 30°30′9″N 86°7′49″W / 30.50250°N 86.13028°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Florida |
| County | Walton |
| Settled | 1830 |
| Incorporated | 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Russell "Russ" Barley |
| • City Council | List |
| • City Manager | Mark Martin |
| • City Clerk | Katherine Gatewood |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.00 sq mi (49.21 km2) |
| • Land | 18.94 sq mi (49.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,861 |
| • Density | 309.39/sq mi (119.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 32439 |
| Area code(s) | 850, 448 |
| FIPS code | 12-24825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0282806 |
| Website | www |
Freeport is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2020, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 5,861, up from 1,787 at the 2010 census. Freeport is one of the fastest growing cities in Florida. After the construction of the massive group of neighborhoods, Hammock Bay, the population grew by about 2 thousand.