Cross City Florida Map

About Cross City, Florida

Cross City is a locality in Dixie County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,955. The population density is 472.7 people per km². Cross City is located at 29.6344°N, 83.1251°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 32628.

Cross City rests where the flatlands of Dixie County begin their gentle surrender to the Gulf's broad embrace, a place where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and the distant tang of salt. It lies 48.1 miles west of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 269°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west-north-west of Old Town. The landscape here is a study in greens and browns, a low-slung terrain where sawgrass marshes give way to stands of live oak draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching like ancient, gnarled fingers towards a sky that often burns with the fierce, unwavering blue of Florida's sun. The roads, often straight and bordered by dense foliage, seem to invite a slow, deliberate journey, each curve revealing another vista of water or woodland, where the quiet hum of insect life forms the constant, subtle soundtrack to the day. This corner of Florida, Cross City itself, carries a history deeply entwined with the bounty of its surrounding waters and forests, its economy once largely shaped by timber and fishing. The faint scent of brine, even miles inland, speaks to its proximity to the coast, a constant reminder of the sea's influence. While its past may have been defined by the extraction of natural resources, the present pulse of Cross City beats to a more measured cadence, a rhythm dictated by the ebb and flow of local life, where small businesses hum with quiet purpose and the evenings often bring a softening of the light, painting the sky in hues of rose and lavender.

About This Cross City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cross City, Florida — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.634398, -83.125131. 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 Cross City and Dixie County.

Detailed location data for Cross City includes the ZIP code (32628), telephone area code (904), county seat of Dixie County (Cross City), and school district assignment (Dixie County School District). 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 Cross City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.