{"id":1527,"date":"2023-02-12T09:44:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T09:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1527"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:25","slug":"wakulla-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wakulla-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakulla County, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wakulla County is a county in Florida, United States, in the Big Bend region south of Tallahassee. It had a population of 33,764 at the 2020 census and covers 736 square miles (1,910 km2), of which 606 square miles (1,570 km2) are land, centred near 30&deg;09&prime;N 84&deg;23&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Crawfordville is the county seat, and its postal code is 32327. The county has two incorporated municipalities (Sopchoppy and St. Marks), one large unincorporated seat (Crawfordville), and about a dozen smaller unincorporated communities. It sits in the Eastern time zone and is part of the Tallahassee metropolitan area.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Wakulla County<\/h2>\n<p>Wakulla County has only two incorporated towns; almost everyone else lives in unincorporated communities, chief among them the county seat, Crawfordville. CDP = census-designated place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no separate census count.<\/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>Crawfordville<\/td>\n<td>CDP &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>4,140<\/td>\n<td>32327<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sopchoppy<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>476<\/td>\n<td>32358<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St. Marks<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>259<\/td>\n<td>32355<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Panacea<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>838<\/td>\n<td>32346<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medart<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>32350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shell Point<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>32327<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arran<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Buckhorn<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Curtis Mill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hyde Park<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ivan<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Newport<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>32355<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Port Leon<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sanborn<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shadeville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Smith Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spring Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wakulla Springs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>32327<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shell Point, on the Gulf coast southwest of Crawfordville, is sometimes confused with the unrelated Shell Point community in Franklin County to the west &mdash; the two are separated by St. Marks River and the Apalachicola National Forest.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>32327 &mdash; Crawfordville (also serves Shell Point and Wakulla Springs)<\/li>\n<li>32346 &mdash; Panacea<\/li>\n<li>32350 &mdash; Medart<\/li>\n<li>32355 &mdash; St. Marks (also serves Newport)<\/li>\n<li>32358 &mdash; Sopchoppy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most of the smaller unincorporated communities&mdash;Arran, Buckhorn, Ivan, Sanborn, Shadeville and Spring Creek among them&mdash;share the Crawfordville or Sopchoppy ZIP depending on which side of the county they sit.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Wakulla County lies on the Gulf of Mexico coast in Florida&#8217;s Big Bend, low and heavily forested, with roughly 18 percent of its area in water. The St. Marks and Wakulla rivers meet at the town of St. Marks, and the Apalachicola National Forest covers much of the western half of the county. Wakulla Springs, one of the world&#8217;s largest and deepest freshwater springs, feeds the Wakulla River from a state park near Crawfordville.<\/p>\n<p>Wakulla County borders Leon County to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/jefferson-county-florida\/\">Jefferson County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/franklin-county\/\">Franklin County<\/a> to the southwest, and Liberty County to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Wakulla County had 33,764 residents at the 2020 census. Crawfordville, the county seat, is by far the largest community at 4,140 people, followed by Panacea at 838. The county&#8217;s median household income runs below the Florida median of $73,311, reflecting its rural, largely unincorporated character. Population density is about 56 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Government, education and commuting to Tallahassee drive much of the local economy &mdash; many residents work in the state capital, about 20 miles north. Commercial fishing and oystering out of the Gulf coast towns of St. Marks and Panacea remain a significant local trade, alongside timber from the surrounding national forest. Wakulla Springs State Park and the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge draw tourism traffic year-round.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Wakulla County was created on March 11, 1843, from part of Leon County. Its name is thought to come from a Timucuan word meaning &#8220;spring of water&#8221; or &#8220;mysterious water,&#8221; a likely reference to Wakulla Springs. Spanish explorer P&aacute;nfilo de N&aacute;rvaez passed through the area in 1528, and U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson seized the Spanish post of Fort San Marcos de Apalache, near present-day St. Marks, in 1818. During the Civil War, Confederate troops repelled a Union advance on Tallahassee at the Battle of Natural Bridge in the county&#8217;s northeast.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>US 319 and US 98 are the county&#8217;s main highways, running north-south and along the coast respectively. State Road 61 links Crawfordville north to Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tallahassee &mdash; 20 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Sopchoppy &mdash; 15 miles southwest of Crawfordville<\/li>\n<li>Panacea &mdash; 12 miles south of Crawfordville<\/li>\n<li>St. Marks &mdash; 10 miles southeast of Crawfordville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tallahassee International Airport is the nearest commercial airport, about 25 miles north of Crawfordville.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Wakulla County, Florida?<\/strong><br \/>It sits on the Gulf of Mexico coast in Florida&#8217;s Big Bend region, directly south of Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Wakulla County?<\/strong><br \/>33,764 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Wakulla County?<\/strong><br \/>736 square miles (1,910 km2), including 129 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Wakulla County?<\/strong><br \/>Crawfordville, an unincorporated community &mdash; one of only two Florida county seats that is not an incorporated city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Wakulla County?<\/strong><br \/>Two incorporated municipalities, Sopchoppy and St. Marks, plus Crawfordville and about a dozen smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Wakulla County?<\/strong><br \/>32327 (Crawfordville), 32346 (Panacea), 32350 (Medart), 32355 (St. Marks) and 32358 (Sopchoppy).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Wakulla Springs?<\/strong><br \/>One of the largest and deepest freshwater springs in the world, now a Florida state park near Crawfordville and the source of the Wakulla River.<\/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>Wakulla County is a county in Florida, United States, in the Big Bend region south of Tallahassee. 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