Crystal Lake Florida Map

About Crystal Lake, Florida

Crystal Lake is a locality in Washington County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,768. The population density is 872.0 people per km². Crystal Lake is located at 28.0360°N, 81.8996°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 33064, 32428, 33801.

Crystal Lake emerges from the flat, pine-dotted expanses of the interior as a quiet gathering of earth and water, defined by the heavy, humid air that clings to the palmetto scrub. It lies 13.9 miles north of Lynn Haven, FL (from Lynn Haven, FL: bearing 350°T), and is situated 19.8 miles north of Panama City. The landscape here is defined by a subtle, porous geology, where the ground gives way to the deep, tea-colored silence of Botheration Creek three miles to the west, and the light at dusk softens the sharp edges of the scrub oaks into long, indigo shadows. Nearby, the presence of Compass Lake provides a singular, reflective anchor to the terrain, its surface holding the stillness of the afternoon while the distant, hazy silhouette of Hudson Hill marks the horizon like a faint, ink-drawn smudge.

Crystal Lake maintains a rhythm dictated by the land’s stubborn, subtropical character, an economy once tethered to the timber and turpentine that flowed through the region’s early years. The legacy of these industries lingers in the quiet, methodical pace of the local trade, where the prosperity of the past has settled into a durable, unpretentious endurance. Residents often look toward the expansive greenery of Pine Log State Forest, which serves as a vast, protected reservoir of native flora and fauna, standing as a stark contrast to the small-scale agricultural plots that break up the pine barrens. Life in Crystal Lake persists with a steady, deliberate consistency, favoring the slow accumulation of seasons over the frantic pulse of the modern world, as the humidity settles over the fields like a heavy, velvet cloak.

About This Crystal Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crystal Lake, Florida. Coordinates: 28.035979, -81.899636. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Crystal Lake includes the ZIP code (33064, 32428, 33801), telephone area code (850, 561), county seat of Washington County (Chipley), and school district assignment (Polk County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.