Lake Butler Florida Map

About Lake Butler, Florida

Lake Butler is a locality in Union County, Florida, United States. It has a population of 18,851. The population density is 638.4 people per km². Lake Butler is located at 28.4828°N, 81.5387°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 32054, 34786.

Lake Butler emerges from the flat, humid expanse of the north Florida interior, where the horizon is defined by the heavy, verdant weight of southern pine and persistent saw palmetto. It lies 19.4 miles north-northeast of Alachua, FL (from Alachua, FL: bearing 15°T), and is situated 18.6 miles west-southwest of Highland. Moisture hangs in the air, a thick, palpable presence that softens the edges of the afternoon light as it filters through the canopy toward the damp earth. To the east, the quiet progress of Richard Creek marks the land, its dark, stained waters moving with a deliberate, slow-turning inertia through the shadows of the woods. Further afield, the landscape stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Spring Hill, while the dense, managed growth of the Olustee Experimental Forest provides a deep, green anchor to the surrounding countryside.

Lake Butler carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the rhythm of the timber industry and the steady persistence of rural commerce. At the center of daily life, Lake Butler Union Depot Park preserves the remnants of a rail-bound heritage, serving as a grounded reminder of the iron tracks that once dictated the movement of goods and people across these plains. The economy remains tethered to the land, drawing its vitality from the soil and the sprawling tracts of woodland that define the regional character. Far from the reach of the tides, life moves with the measured, unhurried pace of the seasons, occasionally punctuated by the distant, mirrored surface of Swift Creek Pond, where the stillness of the water reflects a sky that feels vast and singular in its clarity.

About This Lake Butler Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Butler, Florida. Coordinates: 28.482847, -81.538656. 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 Lake Butler includes the ZIP code (32054, 34786), telephone area code (850, 727), county seat of Union County (Lake Butler), and school district assignment (Orange 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.