Williston Florida Map

About Williston, Florida

Williston is a locality in Levy County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,976. The population density is 168.3 people per km². Williston is located at 29.3875°N, 82.4468°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Williston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 32696.

Williston emerges from the flat, porous limestone of the Florida peninsula, an inland expanse defined by heavy subtropical humidity and the persistent green of palmetto scrub. It lies 19.7 miles south-southwest of Gainesville, FL (from Gainesville, FL: bearing 202°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-northeast of Williston Highlands. The horizon here is vast and low, interrupted only by the distant rise of Spring Hill or the occasional dense cluster of cypress trees that track the moisture through the soil. Sunlight in Williston possesses a thick, amber quality, particularly in the late afternoon when it catches the dust kicked up from limestone roads and illuminates the open plains of Horse Prairie. Within the town limits, Williston Heritage Park / Linear Park provides a quiet corridor of shade, its pathways serving as a reminder of the quiet, deliberate pace of life that defines the landscape.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Williston, where the economy is rooted in the deep, fertile soil that has supported farming and livestock for generations. The legacy of these rural roots is visible in the working pastures and the steady, unadorned commerce that characterizes the main streets. While the nearest flowing water, Magee Branch, remains eleven miles distant and Sawgrass Lake sits seven miles away, the character of the place is shaped by the land’s own thirst and the limestone sinkholes that dot the surrounding woods. Williston maintains a distinctive resilience, a quiet persistence that favors the local industry and the specific, humid rhythm of a place that remains firmly detached from the world of the coast.

About This Williston Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Williston, Florida. Coordinates: 29.38747, -82.446771. 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 Williston includes the ZIP code (32696), telephone area code (904), county seat of Levy County (Bronson), and school district assignment (Levy 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.