DeFuniak Springs, Florida

DeFuniak Springs, Florida
City
Walton County Courthouse
Motto(s):  "Partnership, Planning, And Preservation"
Location in Walton County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°43′N 86°7′W / 30.717°N 86.117°W / 30.717; -86.117
Country	United States of America
State	Florida
County	Walton
Incorporated	1901
Government
• Type	Council–Manager
• Mayor	Bob Campbell
• Mayor Pro Tem	Todd Bierbaum
• Council Members	Josh Sconiers, Amy Heavilin, Anthony Vallee, and Henry Ennis, Sr.
• City Manager	Michael Barker
Area [1]
• Total	14.30 sq mi (37.03 km2)
• Land	13.95 sq mi (36.13 km2)
• Water	0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
Elevation	259 ft (79 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,919
• Density	424.30/sq mi (163.82/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	32433, 32435
Area code	850
FIPS code	12-16800[2]
GNIS feature ID	0294592[3]
Website	http://www.defuniaksprings.net

DeFuniak Springs (/dəˈfjuːniːæk/ də-FEW-nee-ak) is a city in and the county seat of Walton County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,919 as of the 2020 Census, up from 5,177 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Crestview—Fort Walton Beach—Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. DeFuniak Springs also serves as a hub for residents in surrounding unincorporated communities.

DeFuniak Springs is home to Lake DeFuniak, one of two spring-fed lakes in the world that is nearly perfectly round.^[4]

The town’s natural beauty was a driving reason behind it’s 2019 award as the “Best Small Town in Florida”, as given by MSN.com’s Insider Online.