Keystone Heights, Florida

Keystone Heights, Florida
City of Keystone Heights
Images top, left to right: City Hall, Motosurf Racing on Lake Geneva, Keystone Beach
Official seal of Keystone Heights, Florida
Motto(s): 
"Progress Since 1925"
"In God We Trust"
Location in Clay County and the state of Florida
Location in Clay County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 29°47′14″N 82°1′59″W / 29.78722°N 82.03306°W / 29.78722; -82.03306
Country United States
State Florida
County Clay
Settled (Brooklyn)1917[1]
Incorporated (City of Keystone Heights)1925[1][2]
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorNina Rodenroth
 • Vice MayorChristine Thompson
 • CouncilorsStephen Hart,
Tony Brown, and
Dan Lewandowski
 • City ManagerCharles Van Zant Jr.
 • City ClerkStephanie Silva
Area
 • Total1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2)
 • Land1.07 sq mi (2.78 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
141 ft (43 m)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total1,536
 • Density1,435.51/sq mi (552.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
32656
Area code352
FIPS code12-36475[4]
GNIS feature ID0285088[5]
Websitewww.keystoneheights.us

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.[6] 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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference keystoneheights.info was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "FLORIDA CITIES BY INCORPORATION YEAR" (PDF). Florida League of Cities.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Corporation, Lake Region Economic Development. "Lake Region Economic Development Corporation". Lake Region Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved March 8, 2023.