Welcome to Gainesville ...

The city of Gainesville is located in Alachua County<1> and is the County Seat for Alachua County.

Gainesville was established in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gainesville has a population of 134,188 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Gainesville is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gainesville is located in the (352) area code.

The ZIP codes for Gainesville: 32601-32614, 32627, 32635, 32641, 32653<4>

Websites for Gainesville ...

Official Website:   www.state.fl.us/gvl/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gainesvillechamber.com/

Junior League:   www.gainesvillejrleague.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gainesville had an population of 134,188 people. This is an increase of 7.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gainesville had a population of 124,354 people (or 50.28% of the total population of Alachua County). This makes Gainesville the county's most populous community.

The population of Gainesville represents 0.66% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 124,354 people, the population of Gainesville increased 30.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 95,447 people).

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

Communities Also Named Gainesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Gainesville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Tennessee, Texas (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Gainesville ...

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

• Alachua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <5>
• Newberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
• Williston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <5>
• Keystone Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <5>
• Hawthorne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
• Archer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
  • Archer is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <5>
• Waldo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <5>
• Micanopy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <5>
• Hampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• McIntosh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <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 Gainesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gainesville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gainesville. Our list includes 67 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Gainesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gainesville ...

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

Adding Gainesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gainesville 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 Gainesville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Gainesville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gainesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gainesville: www.state.fl.us/gvl/

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

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