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San Mateo Florida Map

Explore San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, Florida

How to Use This San Mateo, Florida Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for San Mateo, 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 San Mateo.

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.

CitySan Mateo
StateFlorida (FL)
CountyDuval County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude30.443572
Longitude-81.632318
DensityN/A /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes32218, 32187
Area Code850
County SeatJacksonville

About San Mateo, Florida

San Mateo is a locality in Duval County, Florida, United States. San Mateo is located at 30.4436°N, 81.6323°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 32218, 32187.

San Mateo occupies a low-lying, humid stretch of land where the persistent, tea-colored waters of the Broward River snake through the dense, subtropical undergrowth. It lies 7.8 miles north of Jacksonville, FL (from Jacksonville, FL: bearing 10°T), and is situated 17.6 miles northwest of Jacksonville Beach. The air here carries a heavy, salt-sweet moisture, drifting in from the open coastline only three miles to the east, where the tidal influence of Mill Cove dictates the rhythm of the rising and falling water. Beyond the riverbanks, the terrain gives way to thickets of palmetto scrub and stands of cypress that cast long, ink-black shadows across the damp earth. To the west, the horizon remains flat and unbroken, save for the distant, faint silhouette of Round Top, which interrupts the sky like a soft thumbprint against the haze. Within the immediate vicinity, the San Mateo Neighborhood Park provides a quiet, green anchor for the landscape, its canopy offering a brief respite from the relentless, golden intensity of the midday sun.

San Mateo evolved from the shifting currents of regional agriculture and trade, drawing its character from the quiet industry that once moved timber and citrus along the nearby waterways. While the economic pulse of the region has slowed from its earlier, more frenetic pace, the daily life of San Mateo remains tethered to the slow, deliberate movement of the tides and the seasonal shifts in the humidity. Residents move through their routines with an awareness of the water, acknowledging the proximity of the coast and the inland reach of the river that defines the local geography. Though the bustle of larger, more distant centers such as those near Doctors Lake feels worlds away, the people here maintain a steady, grounded connection to the soil and the river. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not in grand gestures, but in the slow creeping of moss and the persistent, humid breath of the afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • San Mateo Elementary Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 150° SE
  • Oceanway Center And Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 008° N
  • Anheuser-Busch Brewery (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 230° SW
  • Stingray Bay (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 195° S
  • River Valley Aviary (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 194° S
  • Reptile of the Seronera (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 196° S
  • Lion Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 195° S
  • Aligator statue (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 194° S
  • Highlands Middle School Pool (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 257° W
  • Reddie Point Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 169° S
  • Sky Gallery (Gallery) — 4.5 mi, 317° NW
  • Haskell Gallery (Gallery) — 4.5 mi, 316° NW
  • Verdie Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 061° NE
  • Gator Pond (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.1 mi, 356° N
  • Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.5 mi, 038° NE
  • Nassau River - St. Johns River Marshes Aquatic Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.7 mi, 033° NE
  • Seaton Creek Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 5.8 mi, 338° N
  • Northshore (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 033° NE
  • Machaba Balu Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 033° NE
  • Brown Museum of Art (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 194° S
  • Karpeles Manuscript Library (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 191° S
  • The Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 190° S
  • Creative Veins Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 8.2 mi, 189° S
  • Dinner Detective (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 192° S
  • Andrew Jackson (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 191° S
  • Market Street Horror (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 189° S
  • Soldiers of the American Revolution Associated with Jacksonville History (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 190° S
  • Big Talbot Island State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 066° NE
  • Fort George Island Cultural State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 093° E
  • Cumberland Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 19.7 mi, 014° N · 55k acres

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About This San Mateo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of San Mateo, Florida. Coordinates: 30.443572, -81.632318. 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 San Mateo includes the ZIP code (32218, 32187), telephone area code (850), county seat of Duval County (Jacksonville), and school district assignment.

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.