Welcome to Crescent City ...

The city of Crescent City is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crescent City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crescent City has a population of 1,530 people<2> (see below for details).

Crescent City is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Crescent City lies within the (386) area code.

The ZIP code for Crescent City: 32112<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crescent City had an population of 1,530 people. This is a decrease of 2.98% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.85% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crescent City had a population of 1,577 people. This makes Crescent City the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,577 people, the population of Crescent City decreased 11.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,776 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crescent City.

Communities Also Named Crescent City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Crescent City - they are located in California, Illinois and Montana.

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

Communities near Crescent City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crescent City.

• Palm Coast
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Coast
  • Palm Coast is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Coast <5>
• Palatka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
  • Palatka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatka <5>
• Bunnell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell
  • Bunnell is located in Flagler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunnell <5>
• Pierson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
  • Pierson is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <5>
• Pomona Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Park
  • Pomona Park is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona Park <5>
• Welaka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welaka
  • Welaka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welaka <5>
• Hastings
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Saint Johns County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <5>
• Lake Como
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
  • Lake Como is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Como <5>
• Seville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Seville is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <5>
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>

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 Crescent City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crescent City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crescent City. 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 Crescent City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Crescent City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crescent City ...

Looking for more information about Crescent City? 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 Crescent City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crescent City.

Adding Crescent City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crescent City 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 Crescent City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crescent City post office opened in 1876.

We also found Crescent City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crescent City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

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