Suwannee Florida Map

About Suwannee, Florida

Suwannee is a locality in Dixie County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Suwannee is located at 30.3891°N, 82.9565°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 32060, 32692.

Suwannee emerges from the flat, salt-scrubbed horizon where the tannin-stained currents of Demory Creek braid themselves into the brackish veins of the coastline. It lies 46.6 miles west-northwest of Citrus Springs, FL (from Citrus Springs, FL: bearing 300°T), and is situated 18.8 miles southwest of Manatee Road. The landscape here is a low, persistent expanse of palmetto and cypress, defined by the proximity of the Gulf of Mexico, which exhales a heavy, humid breath that clings to the limestone bedrock. Visitors find the terrain dominated by the expansive reach of Manatee Springs State Park, where the subterranean pulse of the earth feeds clear, cold water into the surrounding marshes. Barbree Island sits as a quiet sentinel amidst the shifting tides, its edges blurred by mangroves that thicken in the afternoon light, casting long, fractured shadows across the tea-colored ripples.

Suwannee maintains a steady, deliberate pace dictated by the tides and the seasonal migration of the silver-scaled catch that sustains its small-scale maritime economy. The history of the place is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathering of docks and the persistent repair of nets, a craft passed down through generations of those who know the intricate navigation of the nearby shallows. While the distant Shell Mound rises ten miles away as a relic of ancient inhabitants, the modern rhythm remains tethered to the water, far removed from the inland depths of Alligator Lake or the geological hollows of Lime Sink. Life here is measured by the clarity of the evening sky and the occasional, sharp snap of a heron’s wing, a quiet existence shaped by the constant, encroaching presence of the tides.

About This Suwannee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Suwannee, Florida. Coordinates: 30.38911, -82.956521. 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 Suwannee includes the ZIP code (32060, 32692), telephone area code (850, 904), county seat of Dixie County (Cross City), and school district assignment.

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.