Levy County is a county in Florida, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico coast between the Suwannee and Withlacoochee rivers. It had a population of 42,915 at the 2020 census and covers 1,118 square miles (2,900 km2) of land, centred near 29\u00b017\u2032N 82\u00b047\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Bronson is the county seat, and its postal code is 32621. The county has eight incorporated municipalities, a handful of census-recognized communities, and no civil townships. It sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Levy County has 31 named places on record, split between 8 incorporated towns and cities and a larger number of unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs). “CDP” below means a place the Census Bureau recognizes and tracks separately even though it has no city government; “Unincorp.” means a locally known place name with no municipal boundary or separate census count.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32621<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Williston<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 2,976<\/td>\n | 32696<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chiefland<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 2,316<\/td>\n | 32626<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Inglis<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 1,476<\/td>\n | 34449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fanning Springs<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 1,182<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedar Key<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 687<\/td>\n | 32625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Yankeetown<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 588<\/td>\n | 34498<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Otter Creek<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32683<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Morriston<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32668<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gulf Hammock<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Williston Highlands<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32696<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Manatee Road<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Montbrook<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fowlers Bluff<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rosewood<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sumner<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Bronson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32621<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Williston<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32696<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Andrews<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beetree Ford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crackertown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ellzey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 32626<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hardeetown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hodgson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lukens<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Merediths<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Port Inglis<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 34449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Raleigh<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tidewater<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Usher<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vista<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Fanning Springs straddles the Levy–Gilchrist county line, so part of the city sits in each county; its municipal population figure above covers the whole city. Rosewood, once a majority-Black settlement on County Road 345, is remembered today as a historical community rather than an active town centre — see History below.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmall unincorporated places without their own post office, including Andrews, Crackertown, Hardeetown, Manatee Road, Merediths, Montbrook, Raleigh, Sumner, Tidewater, Usher and Vista, use the ZIP code of the nearest larger town.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nLevy County occupies Florida’s Nature Coast, a low, largely undeveloped stretch of the Gulf shoreline built on salt marsh, hammock and pine flatwoods rather than sand beach. The Suwannee River forms much of the county’s western and northwestern boundary, the Withlacoochee River marks part of the southern line, and Waccasassa Bay and the offshore Cedar Keys give the coastline its shallow, island-studded character. The 53,000-acre Goethe State Forest, in the county’s east-central interior, is the largest single block of public land.<\/p>\n Levy County borders Gilchrist County<\/a> to the north, Alachua County<\/a> to the northeast, Marion County<\/a> to the east, Sumter County to the southeast, Citrus County<\/a> to the south, and Dixie County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Levy County’s 2020 census population was 42,915, spread across a mostly rural county at a density of about 38 people per square mile. Williston (2,976) and Chiefland (2,316) are the two largest incorporated communities. Median household income in the county runs below the Florida median of $73,311, consistent with its rural, agriculture- and fishing-based economy.<\/p>\n Agriculture and forestry anchor the county’s interior — peanuts, watermelons, cattle and pine timber are longstanding crops, alongside the pastureland typical of Florida’s Nature Coast. Cedar Key runs one of the state’s largest hard clam aquaculture industries, supplying farmed clams well beyond Florida. Chiefland and Williston, along the US 19\/98 and US 41 corridors, carry most of the county’s retail and services. Springs-based tourism is a growing draw: Manatee Springs State Park near Chiefland and Fanning Springs State Park both attract paddlers, divers and, in winter, manatees seeking the springs’ constant 72°F water.<\/p>\n Levy County was created on March 10, 1845, out of Alachua County, and named for David Levy Yulee, Florida’s territorial delegate to Congress and later one of its first two U.S. senators. In January 1923, a mob from the nearby community of Sumner burned the predominantly Black town of Rosewood to the ground after a false accusation against a Black resident, killing an unknown number of residents and permanently emptying the settlement. The Florida legislature formally acknowledged the massacre in 1994 and created a compensation program for survivors and descendants.<\/p>\n US 19\/98 runs the length of the county north-south through Chiefland and Fanning Springs; US 27\/41 crosses through Williston and Bronson; State Road 24 runs southwest to Cedar Key.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Gainesville Regional Airport, roughly 35 miles from Bronson.<\/p>\n Where is Levy County?<\/strong> What is the population of Levy County?<\/strong> How big is Levy County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Levy County?<\/strong> How many towns and cities are in Levy County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Levy County?<\/strong> |