Northside (Jacksonville)

Northside
North Jacksonville
from the left, Blount Island Marine Terminal, Jacksonville Zoo Asian Bamboo Garden, Kingsley Plantation, Jacksonville International Airport and Big Talbot Island.
Vernacular regions of Jacksonville:
  1. Urban core
  2. Arlington
  3. Southside
  4. Westside
  5. Northside
  6. Beaches
Coordinates: 30°27′34″N 81°39′00″W / 30.45940°N 81.64988°W / 30.45940; -81.64988
Country United States
State Florida
City Jacksonville
Government
 • Florida HouseReggie Fullwood
Tracie Davis
 • Florida SenateAaron Bean
Audrey Gibson
 • U.S. HouseAl Lawson (D)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total156,001
ZIP Code
32208, 32209, 32218, 32219, 32226
Area code904

The Northside is a large region of Jacksonville, Florida, and is generally understood as a counterpart to the city's other large regions, the Urban Core, Arlington, Southside, Westside, and the Beaches. The expansive area consists of historic communities, cultural landmarks, protected ecosystems and vital transportation and logistics facilities, all fundamental to the history and development of Jacksonville.

The Northside was incorporated into the city in 1968 as a result the Jacksonville Consolidation, a city-county consolidation of the governments of the City of Jacksonville and Duval County. The area houses a sizable share of the city's transportation and logistics infrastructure, including Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville station, JAXPORT Cruise Terminal, Blount Island Marine Terminal and Dames Point Marine Terminal. The area is also home to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, which relocated to the Northside in 1925 and has since doubled in size. There is no consistent definition for what constitute the boundaries of the Northside, but studies have revealed the vernacular region to be considered roughly north of the Urban Core and Westside at 20th Street, and west and north of the St. Johns River.