Keystone Heights, Florida
Keystone Heights, Florida | |
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| City of Keystone Heights | |
Images top, left to right: City Hall, Motosurf Racing on Lake Geneva, Keystone Beach | |
| Motto(s): "Progress Since 1925" "In God We Trust" | |
Location in Clay County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 29°47′14″N 82°1′59″W / 29.78722°N 82.03306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Clay |
| Settled (Brooklyn) | 1917 |
| Incorporated (City of Keystone Heights) | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Nina Rodenroth |
| • Vice Mayor | Christine Thompson |
| • Councilors | Stephen Hart, Tony Brown, and Dan Lewandowski |
| • City Manager | Charles Van Zant Jr. |
| • City Clerk | Stephanie Silva |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) |
| • Land | 1.07 sq mi (2.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,536 |
| • Density | 1,435.51/sq mi (552.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32656 |
| Area code | 352 |
| FIPS code | 12-36475 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0285088 |
| Website | www |
Keystone Heights is a city located in southwestern Clay County, Florida, United States. It is the southwestern most city in the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the principal city and primary economic driver of the Lake Region, a region in Florida consisting of southwestern Clay County and parts of Bradford, Putnam, and Alachua counties, known for its many lakes. The city's name is derived from the state of Pennsylvania's nickname, the "Keystone State". The population of the city was 1,446 at the 2020 census, up from 1,350 at the 2010 census.