Local servicesHospitalShands Starke Regional Medical Center16.5 miPost officePutnam Hall Post Officeunder a mileTown hallKeystone Heights City Hall5.4 miPoliceInterlachen Police Department8.4 miFire stationFlorahome Grandin Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGainesville Regional Airport GNV19 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX55 miInterstateI-7526 miUS highwayUS 30111 miAmtrakPalatka, FL PAK20 miCoachWaldo Amtrak StationAmtrak Chartered Vehicle13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 32185 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 32185 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 3 min6:27 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 14 min7:18 am – 5:33 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 68°F, lows 45°F53 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare92 days above 90°F, 15 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Starke station, 17 mi away; snow from Orange Springs 2ssw
Nearby landmarksDeep Lakelake · 1.2 miWall Lakelake · under a milePalatka - to - Lake Butler State Trail Twin Lakes Park Trailheadpark · 2.9 miBrooklyn Baybay · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMike Roess Gold Head Branch State Parkstate park · 5.8 mi · 2,367 acresPalatka-to-Lake Butler State Trailstate recreation area · 5.6 mi · 626 acresLittle Rain Lake Parkpark · 5.5 miWest Putnam Babe Ruth Complexpark · 6.8 miRavine Gardens State Parkstate park · 20.0 mi · 153 acresDunns Creek State Parkstate park · 23.5 mi · 6,319 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPutnam County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025349 of 365 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 21, worst day 69main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Putnam County monitors, FL
Drinking waterR.c. Willis Wtp (city of Palatka)serves 11,900 people from ground water13 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level20 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation134 ft41 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
