Georgetown Florida Map

About Georgetown, Florida

Georgetown is a locality in Putnam County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Georgetown is located at 29.3914°N, 81.6387°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 32139.

Georgetown unfolds along the banks of the St. Johns River, a place where the humid air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of unseen life. It lies 29.2 miles west-south-west of Palm Coast, FL (from Palm Coast, FL: bearing 243°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-north-east of Salt Springs. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, break the dark surface of the water, their skeletal forms mirrored in the glassy stillness of the river. The landscape here is a gentle flattening, a generous expanse of pine flatwoods and palmetto scrub that stretches towards a sky that often bleeds into shades of bruised purple and fiery orange at dusk. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the dense canopy of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating the quiet persistence of the land. The history of Georgetown is a quiet one, rooted in the fertile soil and the generous flow of the St. Johns. Early settlers found a bounty here, and for generations, the economy has been tied to the land’s yielding nature, with agriculture and the timber trade forming the backbone of local life. The river itself has always been the town's most vital artery, a highway for commerce and connection, its waters carrying echoes of steamboats and the quiet industry of fishing. While modern life has brought its own currents, the enduring spirit of Georgetown remains, a testament to the enduring appeal of a place where the rhythm of the day is still largely dictated by the sun and the slow, steady pulse of the river.

About This Georgetown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Georgetown, Florida — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 29.391362, -81.638689. 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 Georgetown and Putnam County.

Detailed location data for Georgetown includes the ZIP code (32139), telephone area code (850), county seat of Putnam County (Palatka), 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 Georgetown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.