Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Jacksonville Beach, Florida | |
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Pier at Jacksonville Beach in 2024 Jacksonville Beach view looking north Jacksonville Beach City Hall Seawalk Pavilion Jacksonville Beach view looking south | |
Location of Jacksonville Beach, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 30°17′40.87″N 81°23′35.30″W / 30.2946861°N 81.3931389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Duval |
| Settled | 1831 |
| Incorporated as Pablo Beach | May 22, 1907 |
| Incorporated as Jacksonville Beach | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Mayor | Christine Hoffman |
| • City manager | Mike Staffopoulos |
| • Councilmembers | Bruce Wouters Dan Janson Greg Sutton John Wagner Bill Horn Sandy Golding |
| Area | |
| 21.964 sq mi (56.886 km2) | |
| • Land | 7.316 sq mi (18.948 km2) |
| • Water | 14.648 sq mi (37.939 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 23,830 | |
• Estimate (2023) | 23,447 |
| • Density | 3,203.82/sq mi (1,237.01/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,247,374 |
| • Metro | 1,713,240 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 32227, 32240, 32250 |
| Area code(s) | 904 and 324 |
| FIPS code | 12-35050 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0284697 |
| Website | jacksonvillebeach.org |
Jacksonville Beach is a coastal resort city in Duval County, Florida, United States. The population was 23,830 at the 2020 census. The city is part of group of communities collectively referred to as the Jacksonville Beaches on the northern half of San Pablo Island. These communities include Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach. When the city of Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County in 1968, Jacksonville Beach, together with Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Baldwin, voted to retain their own municipal governments. As a result, citizens of Jacksonville Beach are also eligible to vote in mayoral election for the City of Jacksonville. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.