Welcome to Apalachicola ...

The coastal city of Apalachicola is located in Franklin County<1> and is the County Seat for Franklin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Apalachicola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Apalachicola has a population of 2,355 people<2> (see below for details).

Apalachicola is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Apalachicola lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Apalachicola, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Apalachicola: (850) and (448)<4>

The ZIP codes for Apalachicola: 32320, 32329<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Apalachicola had an population of 2,355 people. This is an increase of 5.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Apalachicola had a population of 2,231 people (or 19.32% of the total population of Franklin County). This makes Apalachicola the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Apalachicola represents 0.01% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 275th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,231 people, the population of Apalachicola decreased 4.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,334 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Apalachicola.

Communities Also Named Apalachicola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Apalachicola - it's located in South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Apalachicola.

Communities near Apalachicola ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Apalachicola.

• Port Saint Joe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint Joe
  • Port Saint Joe is located in Gulf County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Saint Joe <6>
• Eastpoint
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpoint
  • Eastpoint is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpoint <6>
• White City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Gulf County
• Sumatra
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
  • Sumatra is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <6>
• Carrabelle
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrabelle
  • Carrabelle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrabelle <6>
• Lanark Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark Village
  • Lanark Village is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark Village <6>
• Mexico Beach
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Beach
  • Mexico Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico Beach <6>
• Wewahitchka
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewahitchka
  • Wewahitchka is located in Gulf County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewahitchka <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Apalachicola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Apalachicola.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Apalachicola. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Apalachicola.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Apalachicola. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Apalachicola.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Apalachicola ...

Looking for more information about Apalachicola? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Apalachicola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Apalachicola.

Adding Apalachicola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Apalachicola in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Apalachicola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Apalachicola post office opened in 1829.

We also found Apalachicola in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apalachicola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Apalachicola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyflorida.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/