Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida

Edgewater, Florida
City of Edgewater
Official logo of Edgewater, Florida
Nickname: 
"The Hospitality City"
Location in Volusia County and the state of Florida
Location in Volusia County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°57′50″N 80°54′17″W / 28.96389°N 80.90472°W / 28.96389; -80.90472
Country United States of America
State Florida
CountyVolusia
Incorporated (Town of Hawks Park)1915[1]
Incorporated (City of Edgewater)1924[2]
Founded byJohn Milton Hawks
Government
 • TypeCouncil–Manager
 • MayorDiezel DePew
 • City ManagerGlenn Irby
Area
 • Total25.11 sq mi (65.02 km2)
 • Land24.71 sq mi (64.00 km2)
 • Water0.40 sq mi (1.02 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total23,097
 • Density934.76/sq mi (360.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
32132, 32141
Area code386
FIPS code12-19825
GNIS feature ID2403541
Websitewww.cityofedgewater.org

Edgewater is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, situated along the Indian River North, adjacent to the Mosquito Lagoon. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 US census, the city had a population of 23,097.

A settlement in the area was established by John Milton Hawks. It was incorporated in 1915 as the Town of Hawks Park[1] and kept the name Hawks Park until 1924 when the Florida Legislature renamed as the City of Edgewater.[2]

  1. ^ a b A List of Municipal Corporations in Florida: Prepared by the Historical Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Progress Administration. Florida Historical Records Survey. 1939. p. 26.
  2. ^ a b Edgewater Archived 2013-03-11 at the Wayback Machine Volusia County website
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

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