Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Jacksonville Beach, Florida
City
City of Jacksonville Beach
Pier at Jacksonville Beach in 2024 Jacksonville Beach view looking north Jacksonville Beach City Hall Seawalk Pavilion Casa Marina Hotel American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps Station Jacksonville Beach view looking south
Location in Duval County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°17′3″N 81°23′46″W / 30.28417°N 81.39611°W / 30.28417; -81.39611
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Duval
Settled	1831[1]
Incorporated (City of Pablo Beach)	May 22, 1907[1]
Incorporated (City of Jacksonville Beach)	1925[1]
Government
• Mayor	Christine Hoffman
Area [2]
• City	21.96 sq mi (56.89 km2)
• Land	7.32 sq mi (18.95 km2)
• Water	14.65 sq mi (37.93 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	23,830
• Density	3,256.35/sq mi (1,257.36/km2)
• Metro	1,394,624 (US: 40th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	32240, 32250
Area code(s)	904, 324
FIPS code	12-35050
GNIS feature ID	0284697[3]
Website	City of Jacksonville Beach

Jacksonville Beach is a coastal resort city in Duval County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated on May 22, 1907, as Pablo Beach, and changed to Jacksonville Beach in 1925.^[1] The city is part of group of communities collectively referred to as the Jacksonville Beaches. These communities include Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach. When the city of Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County in 1968, Jacksonville Beach, together with Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Baldwin, voted to retain their own municipal governments. As a result, citizens of Jacksonville Beach are also eligible to vote in mayoral election for the City of Jacksonville. As of the 2020 US census, Jacksonville Beach had a total population of 23,830, up from 21,362 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.