Live Oak, Florida

City of Live Oak
City
Live Oak, Florida
Suwannee County Courthouse, Old Post Office, Old Live Oak City Hall, Downtown Live Oak, ACL Freight Station
Seal
Nickname:  The City of Nature
Motto(s):  "A Caring Community" "Heart of the Suwannee River Valley" "In God We Trust"
Location in Suwannee County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°17′40″N 82°59′9″W / 30.29444°N 82.98583°W / 30.29444; -82.98583
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Suwannee
Incorporated (town)	1878
Incorporated (city)	1903
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Frank C. Davis
• Councilmembers	Tommie Jefferson, Lynda Owens, David Burch, Matt Campbell, and Tesie Allen
• City Manager	Larry Sessions
• City Clerk	John W. Gill
Area [1]
• Total	7.63 sq mi (19.76 km2)
• Land	7.63 sq mi (19.76 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,735
• Density	882.82/sq mi (340.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	32060, 32064
Area code	386
FIPS code	12-40875[3]
GNIS feature ID	0285862[2]
Website	www.cityofliveoak.org

Live Oak is a city and the county seat of Suwannee County, Florida, United States.^[4] The city is located at the midpoint between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. As of 2020, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 6,735.

U.S. Highway 90, U.S. Highway 129 and Interstate 10 are major highways running through Live Oak.

Freight service is provided by the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, which acquired most of the former CSX main line from Pensacola to Jacksonville on June 1, 2019.

It is served by the Suwannee County Airport as well as many private airparks scattered throughout the county.

There is also a community named Live Oak in Washington County, Florida.