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St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine is a city in St. Johns County, Florida with an estimated 16,033 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 142nd largest of 333 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
16,033
#142 of 333 in Florida
Change since 2020
+9.2%
+1,346 people
Land area
9.5 sq mi
+ 3.33 sq mi water
Density
1,684 / sq mi
State median 2,498
Orange pin: St. Augustine. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

St. Augustine population, 2020 to 2024

St. Augustine added 1,346 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +9.2%. In the latest year it moved by +474. Among 229 Florida places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 63rd; the median place changed by +4.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Florida has 21,954 people, so St. Augustine is 73% of it.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 14,319. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

St. Augustine covers 9.52 square miles of land and 3.33 of water, for 1,684 people per square mile of land. The median Florida place of 5,000+ has 2,498, so St. Augustine is less dense than the typical town.

What county St. Augustine is in

All of St. Augustine's residents live in St. Johns County, which had 334,928 residents in 2024. St. Augustine holds 4.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in St. Augustine

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap St. Augustine by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 32080, 32084, 32095. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where St. Augustine is

The Census internal point of St. Augustine is at 29.896200, -81.311100. Tallahassee, the capital, is 181.3 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Palm Coast, FL (106,729 people), 25.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
29.896200, -81.311100
DMS
29°53'46.32"N 81°18'39.96"W
UTM
17N 469963.9E 3307324.2N
Geohash
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Plus code
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Daylight in St. Augustine

At 29.90° N, St. Augustine gets about 14 h 04 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 13 min around the December solstice, a swing of 3 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near St. Augustine

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Florida, measured between internal points. The closest is St. Augustine Beach, 4.5 miles away, with 6,808 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of St. Augustine, FL?

16,033 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,346 (9.2%) from 14,687 in July 2020.

What county is St. Augustine in?

St. Johns County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover St. Augustine?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 32080, 32084, 32095.

How far is St. Augustine from Tallahassee?

181.3 miles (291.8 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from St. Augustine.

What is the nearest larger city to St. Augustine?

Palm Coast, FL, with 106,729 residents, 25.2 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.