Baldwin, Florida

Baldwin, Florida
Town of Baldwin
From top, left to right: Baldwin Town Hall, Water tower, William Coleman House, Larry M. Carroll Memorial Park, Old Jail, First Baptist Church
Location of Baldwin in Duval County, Florida.
Baldwin, Florida
Location in Florida
Baldwin, Florida
Baldwin, Florida (the United States)
Baldwin, Florida
Baldwin, Florida (North America)
Coordinates: 30°18′19″N 81°58′28″W / 30.30528°N 81.97444°W / 30.30528; -81.97444
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyDuval
Settled (Thigpen)1835-1860
Incorporated
(Town of Baldwin)
1876
Reincorporated
(Town of Baldwin)
May 22, 1913
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
Area
 • Total
2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2)
 • Land2.02 sq mi (5.23 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
82 ft (25 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,396
 • Density691/sq mi (266.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
32234
Area codes904, 324
FIPS code12-03250
GNIS feature ID2405203
Websitebaldwinfl.govoffice2.com

Baldwin is a town in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County were consolidated with the city of Jacksonville in 1968, Baldwin, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach, remained partly independent. Like the other towns, it maintains its own municipal government, but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and vote for the Jacksonville City Council. Unlike the others however, Baldwin no longer operates its own police force. Instead, since 2006 it engages with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for providing local law enforcement services. The population was 1,396 at the 2020 census, down from 1,425 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.