Welcome to Ponce de Leon ...

The town of Ponce de Leon is located in Holmes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ponce de Leon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ponce de Leon has a population of 572 people<2> (see below for details).

Ponce de Leon is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ponce de Leon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ponce de Leon, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Ponce de Leon: (850) and (448)<4>

The ZIP code for Ponce de Leon: 32455<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ponce de Leon had an population of 572 people. This is a decrease of 4.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ponce de Leon had a population of 598 people. This makes Ponce de Leon the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 598 people, the population of Ponce de Leon increased 30.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 457 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ponce de Leon.

Communities Also Named Ponce de Leon ...

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ponce de Leon.

Communities near Ponce de Leon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ponce de Leon.

• De Funiak Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Funiak Springs
  • De Funiak Springs is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Funiak Springs <6>
• Bonifay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifay
  • Bonifay is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonifay <6>
• Freeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
• Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <6>
• Caryville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryville
  • Caryville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caryville <6>
• Ebro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
  • Ebro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <6>
• Westville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <6>
• Knox Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
  • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
• Argyle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Argyle is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <6>
• Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosada Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
  • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponce de Leon. See our Newspapers Page for Ponce de Leon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponce de Leon ...

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

Adding Ponce de Leon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ponce de Leon 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 Ponce de Leon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Ponce de Leon post office opened in 1853.

We also found Ponce de Leon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ponce de Leon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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