Living in East Palatka, Florida
East Palatka is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, with about 1,494 people.1 It feels rural or spread out, at 470 people per square mile.1,3
Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.
Unincorporated: there's no city government; Putnam County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.
Nearest 24-hour emergency room
HCA Florida Putnam Hospital, in Palatka, about 5 miles away.2
Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.
Life in North Central Florida
Florida's college-town and horse-country middle: Gainesville and the University of Florida, Ocala's thoroughbred farms, and The Villages, the giant retirement community.4,5,6,7,8
Hazards: Hurricanes arrive weaker than on the coast, but wind, falling trees, long power outages and flooding still reach inland. Mobile and manufactured homes should evacuate; Marion County's own hurricane guidance says so.9,10
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The full East Palatka town card
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- How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of North Central Florida
- Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
- The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
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Other places in Putnam County
- Palatka · 10,650 people · home value $150,500
- Crescent City · 1,944 people · home value $192,600
- Interlachen · 1,923 people · home value $152,500
- Welaka · 1,082 people · home value $283,100
"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for East Palatka as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls East Palatka can be larger.
Notes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
- CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
- Gainesville climate, 1991–2020 normals (Wikipedia, from NOAA)
- University of Florida (Wikipedia)
- Ocala, Florida (Wikipedia)
- The Villages, Florida (Wikipedia)
- Ocala National Forest (Wikipedia)
- Marion County QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Hurricane Preparedness (Marion County Sheriff's Office)