Ponce de Leon Florida Map

About Ponce de Leon, Florida

Ponce de Leon is a locality in Holmes County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 780. The population density is 57.4 people per km². Ponce de Leon is located at 30.7230°N, 85.9374°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 32455.

Ponce de Leon, Florida, unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, a subtle rise and fall that belies the deep, sandy soil beneath. It lies 37.7 miles east of Crestview, FL (from Crestview, FL: bearing 94°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east of Argyle. Magnolia trees, their waxy leaves catching the humid air, stand sentinel beside weathered farmhouses, their porches perpetually shaded from the bright Panhandle sun. The air itself carries a faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth, a perfume that deepens with the coming of twilight when the sky bleeds into hues of bruised plum and soft rose. Distant stands of cypress, their knees poking like ancient knuckles from the dark, slow-moving waters of nearby creeks, hint at the wilder, untamed places that still hold sway in this part of Florida. This quiet corner of Northwest Florida, named for the famed Spanish explorer, carries echoes of its past in its very topography. While the grand ambitions of finding a Fountain of Youth may have eluded history's grasp here, the enduring spirit of the land is evident in the hardy agriculture that has long defined the local economy. Generations have coaxed crops from this fertile ground, and the rhythm of planting and harvest still dictates the pace of life in Ponce de Leon. You’ll find a subtle resilience in the community, a quiet pride in the traditions that have been passed down, a sense of belonging rooted not in grand monuments, but in the shared experience of living beneath these wide, often cloud-dappled skies.

About This Ponce de Leon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ponce de Leon, Florida — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 30.722967, -85.937436. 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 Ponce de Leon and Holmes County.

Detailed location data for Ponce de Leon includes the ZIP code (32455), telephone area code (850), county seat of Holmes County (Bonifay), and school district assignment (Holmes 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 Ponce de Leon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.