Jacksonville metropolitan area

This article is about the metropolitan area in Florida. For other uses, see Jacksonville metropolitan area (disambiguation).

Jacksonville metropolitan area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Jacksonville viewed from the South Bank
Downtown Jacksonville viewed from the South Bank
Map of Jacksonville metropolitan area
in MSA:
  Jacksonville
  Jacksonville Metropolitan Area
in CSA:
    MSA
  Palatka Micropolitan Area
  Kingsland, GA Micropolitan Area
Coordinates: 30°14′N 81°45′W / 30.233°N 81.750°W / 30.233; -81.750
Country United States
State(s) Florida
Georgia
Largest cityJacksonville
Other citiesSt. Augustine
 Fernandina Beach
 Middleburg
 Green Cove Springs
 Macclenny
 Orange Park
 Kingsland
Area
 • Total
3,698 sq mi (9,580 km2)
Highest elevation
131 ft (39.92 m)
Lowest elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 • Total
Metro: 1,605,848
Combined Statistical Area: 1,733,937
 • Rank39th in the U.S.
 • Density384/sq mi (148/km2)
GDP
[1]
 • Total$101.4 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)904, 324, 912, 352, 386

The Jacksonville Metropolitan Area, also called the First Coast, Metro Jacksonville, or Northeast Florida, is the metropolitan area centered on the principal city of Jacksonville, Florida and including the First Coast of North Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, the total population was 1,605,848.[2] The Jacksonville–Kingsland–Palatka, FL–GA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) had a population of 1,733,937 in 2020 and was the 34th largest CSA in the United States. The Jacksonville metropolitan area is the 40th largest in the country and the fourth largest in the State of Florida, behind the Miami, Tampa, and Orlando metropolitan areas.

  1. ^ "GDP by county in 2021" (PDF). www.bea.gov.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).