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Palatka
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county seat of Putnam County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Putnam
- Incorporated
- January 8, 1853
- Type
- Commission-Manager
- Total
- 9.76 sq mi (25.27 km )
- Land
- 9.76 sq mi (25.27 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 7.70%
- Micropolitan
- 827 sq mi (2,142 km )
- Elevation
- 23 ft (7.0 m)
- Density
- 1,070.6/sq mi (413.36/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 32177-32178
- Fips code
- 12-53875
- Website
- palatka-fl.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Palatka
- Population
- 10446
- Area
- 23.579273
- Elevation
- 5
- Official website
- palatka-fl.gov
- Image
- PalatkaFLCollection1.png
- Households
- 4419
- Dialing code
- 386
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- P8168
- 511 BC
- Commons category
- Palatka, Florida
- inception
- 1821-00-00
- native label
- Palatka
- postal code
- 32178
- water as percent of area
- 6.119
- per capita income
- 17280
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Article
Palatka (/pəˈlætkə/ ) is a city in and the county seat of Putnam County, Florida, United States. Palatka is the principal city of the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is home to 72,893 residents. The Palatka micropolitan area is included in the Jacksonville–Kingsland–Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area.
The city is the location of the St. Johns River State College, St. Johns River Water Management District Headquarters, and Ravine Gardens State Park. Local festivals include the Florida Azalea Festival and the Blue Crab Festival. The population was 10,446 at the 2020 census, down from 10,558 at the 2010 census.