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Live Oak Florida Map

Explore Live Oak, Florida, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Live Oak, Florida

How to Use This Live Oak, Florida Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Live Oak, Florida. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Florida or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Live Oak.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityLive Oak
StateFlorida (FL)
CountySuwannee County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude30.29565
Longitude-82.985117
Population6,735
Density340.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes33549, 32462, 32064
Area Code850
County SeatLive Oak
School DistrictSuwannee County School District

About Live Oak, Florida

Live Oak is a locality in Suwannee County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,735. The population density is 340.9 people per km². Live Oak is located at 30.2956°N, 82.9851°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Live Oak is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 33549, 32462, 32064.

Live Oak emerges from the flat, subtropical plains where the light at dusk turns the heavy air into a thin, golden syrup. It lies 21.8 miles west-northwest of Lake City, FL (from Lake City, FL: bearing 290°T), and is situated 15.6 miles south of Jasper. The landscape surrounding Live Oak stretches out in quiet, persistent levels, defined by the dense, tangled undergrowth of palmetto scrub and the shadows cast by towering pines. Four miles to the west, the quiet waters of Tiger Lake hold the reflection of the sky, while the depressions of Horse Prairie offer a subtle shift in the terrain. Eleven miles away, the elevation rises slightly toward the summit of Jim Mike Hill, breaking the monotony of the horizon. Unknown Park rests directly within the borders, preserving a quiet fragment of the native woodland that once covered the entire region.

Agriculture and the steady pulse of commerce have long defined the lifeblood of Live Oak, anchoring its people to the soil and the cycles of the harvest. Historically, the expansion of the rail lines transformed the local economy, shifting the focus toward the transport of timber and the cultivation of crops that thrive in the humid, fertile earth. Today, the industry remains grounded in regional production and the maintenance of essential infrastructure that serves the surrounding rural districts. Seven miles away, the flow of Rocky Creek continues to mark the land, serving as a reminder of the natural drainage that supports the local fields. The work here is often solitary, conducted under a high, bright sun that demands a persistent and methodical effort from those who manage the land.

Cultural identity in Live Oak is forged in the shared traditions of a region that values the quiet dignity of a day well spent. The streets carry the weight of history in their architecture, where the simple, honest forms of older buildings remain as witnesses to the generations who have walked these paths. Local events often center on the gathering of neighbors, reinforcing a social fabric that relies more on personal connection than on grand public display. Among those who have emerged from this environment, the musician Tom Petty stands as a notable figure, his early years in the region leaving an indelible mark on his creative spirit. Residents find a particular beauty in the stillness of the afternoon, when the heat settles over the roads and the world seems to pause in the long, humid light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 328° NW
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 006° N
  • Suwannee Soccer Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 004° N
  • Live Oak Suwanee County Recreation Department Park (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 219° SW
  • Woods Ferry Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 030° NE
  • Osceola National Forest (National Forest) — 7.7 mi, 045° NE · 160k acres
  • Holton Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 015° N
  • Suwannee River State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 342° N
  • Suwannee Ridge Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 345° N
  • Old Marble Stage (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 079° E
  • Big Shoals State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 078° E
  • Lake City Weather dot Com (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 130° SE
  • The House of Seven Gables (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 215° SW
  • Pinhook Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 23.5 mi, 073° E · 96k acres
  • Shipwreck (Historic Ruins) — 23.8 mi, 172° S
  • Treasures of Madison County Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 295° NW
  • Big Gum Swamp Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.5 mi, 086° E · 14k acres
  • Bonzai Pipelines (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 326° NW
  • Wahee Cyclone (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 326° NW
  • Kalani Blsaters (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 326° NW
  • All-Star Amphitheater (Theatre) — 35.5 mi, 326° NW
  • River Sink Overlook (Viewpoint) — 36.1 mi, 137° SE
  • Stephen Collins Foster (Monument) — 36.8 mi, 043° NE
  • Ray Charles statue (Monument) — 40.4 mi, 287° W
  • In Memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Monument) — 40.5 mi, 335° NW
  • Southern Trees Bear Strange Fruit (Public Artwork) — 40.9 mi, 335° NW
  • Wild Magnolia Stuido (Arts Centre) — 41.0 mi, 335° NW
  • Curate Collective (Arts Centre) — 41.0 mi, 335° NW
  • Santa Fe Teaching Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 53.6 mi, 142° SE
  • Butterfly Rainforest (Nature Reserve) — 58.6 mi, 141° SE

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About This Live Oak Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Live Oak, Florida. Coordinates: 30.29565, -82.985117. 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 Live Oak includes the ZIP code (33549, 32462, 32064), telephone area code (850), county seat of Suwannee County (Live Oak), and school district assignment (Suwannee County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.