Amelia Island Florida Map

About Amelia Island, Florida

Amelia Island is a locality in Nassau County, Florida, United States. It has a population of 13,000. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Amelia Island is located at 30.6280°N, 81.4580°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 32034.

Amelia Island rises from the Atlantic’s edge, a long, slender barrier island where the humid air, thick with the scent of salt and pine, settles like a warm embrace. It lies 23.6 miles north-north-east of Jacksonville, FL (from Jacksonville, FL: bearing 30°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-east of Saint Marys. The land here is a study in contrasts: broad, sun-bleached beaches give way to the shadowy, moss-draped live oaks of maritime forests, their gnarled branches reaching towards a sky that often blazes with an almost tropical intensity. Further inland, the terrain softens into marshlands, a vast, intricate network of tidal creeks and spartina grass that hums with unseen life, a place where the very earth seems to breathe with the rhythm of the tides. The light, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, ethereal shadows, turning the sand a pale gold and imbuing the dense foliage with a deep, verdant glow. This island, Amelia Island, has a past as layered as its sandy soil, bearing the marks of Spanish, British, and American governance, each leaving a faint echo in its quiet streets and historic structures. For centuries, its economy has been tied to the sea, from its early days as a smuggler’s haven and a hub for timber and naval stores to its present-day embrace of tourism and recreation. Fort Clinch, a Civil War-era bastion, stands as a silent sentinel to this history, its ramparts still echoing with the whispers of soldiers. Today, the island thrives on the gentle hum of its coastal communities, the scent of seafood wafting from local eateries, and the steady stream of visitors drawn to its natural beauty and the pervasive sense of peace that seems to permeate the island air.

About This Amelia Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Amelia Island, Florida — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.628, -81.458. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Amelia Island and Nassau County.

Detailed location data for Amelia Island includes the ZIP code (32034), telephone area code (850), county seat of Nassau County (Fernandina Beach), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Amelia Island is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.