{"id":1092,"date":"2023-02-05T09:32:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T09:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:08:26","slug":"madison-county-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/madison-county-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison County, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madison County is a county in Florida, United States, in the Big Bend region along the Georgia state line. It had a population of 17,968 at the 2020 census and covers 696 square miles (1,803 km2) centred near 30\u00b027\u2032N 83\u00b028\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Madison is the county seat and largest city; its postal code is 32340. The county holds 2 incorporated municipalities and about 16 unincorporated communities, no civil townships, and sits entirely in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Madison County<\/h2>\n<p>Madison County contains 18 named places: two incorporated municipalities \u2014 the city of Madison and the town of Greenville \u2014 and roughly sixteen unincorporated rural communities, none of which carry a current Census Bureau CDP designation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Madison<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>2,912<\/td>\n<td>32340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greenville<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>32331<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bailey<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cherry Lake<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dennet<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ebb<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hamburg<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hanson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hopewell<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lee<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>32059<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leland<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lovett<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maysland<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pinetta<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>32350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Reams<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sirmans<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spray<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stern<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lee straddles the Madison\u2013Hamilton county line, and its post office ZIP also serves outlying farm addresses over the county boundary; the settlement itself is treated here as a Madison County community.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>32340 &mdash; Madison (also serves Cherry Lake and most of the county&#8217;s rural addresses)<\/li>\n<li>32331 &mdash; Greenville<\/li>\n<li>32350 &mdash; Pinetta<\/li>\n<li>32059 &mdash; Lee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The smaller unincorporated communities \u2014 Bailey, Dennet, Ebb, Hamburg, Hanson, Hopewell, Leland, Lovett, Maysland, Reams, Sirmans, Spray and Stern \u2014 do not have their own dedicated ZIP code and are served by the Madison or Greenville post offices depending on location.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Madison County lies in Florida&#8217;s Big Bend, the flat, forested coastal-plain transition zone between the Panhandle and the peninsula. Pine flatwoods, hardwood hammocks and farmland cover most of the county, and the Withlacoochee River runs along part of its eastern edge before joining the Suwannee River system downstream. The county has no significant natural lakes of its own; Cherry Lake, in the north, is one of the few named water bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Madison County borders Georgia to the north, Hamilton County to the northeast, Suwannee County to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lafayette-county\/\">Lafayette County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/taylor-county\/\">Taylor County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jefferson-county-florida\/\">Jefferson County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Madison County had a population of 17,968 at the 2020 census, giving it a density of about 26 people per square mile \u2014 a rural county by Florida standards. Madison, with 2,912 residents, and Greenville are the county&#8217;s two largest incorporated communities; most of the population lives outside either town, on farms and in unincorporated settlements strung along US 90 and the county&#8217;s rail lines. Household income in Madison County runs well below the Florida median of $73,311, reflecting the county&#8217;s agricultural, low-wage-service economic base.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture and forestry anchor Madison County&#8217;s economy: timber, cattle ranching and row crops including watermelon have been mainstays since the plantation era. North Florida College, a small public two-year institution, is based in the city of Madison and is one of the county&#8217;s larger employers alongside the county government and school district. Interstate 10 traffic supports truck-stop and service businesses at its four county interchanges.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Madison County was created in 1827 and named for James Madison, the fourth president of the United States. It grew as a cotton- and tobacco-plantation county built on enslaved labor before the Civil War, and its economy stagnated after Reconstruction as plantation agriculture declined. The county&#8217;s history includes a documented pattern of racial violence in the decades after Reconstruction, part of the broader record of lynching in the postwar South. Greenville, in the county&#8217;s east, is the birthplace of rhythm-and-blues musician Ray Charles.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 10 crosses Madison County east\u2013west with four interchanges, and US Highway 90 runs parallel through the city of Madison; US 221 connects the county north\u2013south toward Valdosta, Georgia.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tallahassee \u2014 55 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Valdosta, Georgia \u2014 35 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Live Oak \u2014 25 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Lake City \u2014 45 miles southeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Tallahassee International Airport.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Madison County, Florida?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in the Big Bend region of North Florida, on the Georgia state line, between Tallahassee and Lake City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>\n17,968 people, as of the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>\n696 square miles (1,803 km2) of land area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe city of Madison is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo incorporated municipalities \u2014 Madison and Greenville \u2014 plus about sixteen unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe main ZIP codes are 32340 (Madison), 32331 (Greenville), 32350 (Pinetta) and 32059 (Lee).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where was Ray Charles born?<\/strong><br \/>\nRay Charles was born in Albany, Georgia, but grew up in Greenville, Madison County, which he considered his hometown.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/florida\/\">Towns and villages in Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madison County is a county in Florida, United States, in the Big Bend region along the Georgia state line. It had a population of 17,968 at the 2020 census and covers 696 square miles (1,803 km2) centred near 30\u00b027\u2032N 83\u00b028\u2032W. Madison is the county seat and largest city; its postal code is 32340. 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