Freeport, Florida
Freeport, Florida | |
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| City of Freeport | |
Freeport City Hall, September 2014. | |
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Location in Walton County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 30°30′14″N 86°08′15″W / 30.50389°N 86.13750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Walton |
| Settled | 1830 |
| Incorporated | 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Russell "Russ" Barley |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.00 sq mi (49.21 km2) |
| • Land | 18.94 sq mi (49.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.058 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,861 |
| • Density | 309.4/sq mi (119.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 32439 |
| Area codes | 850, 448 |
| FIPS code | 12-24825 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403663 |
| Website | www |
Freeport is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Freeport had a population of 5,861, up from 1,787 at the 2010 census. Freeport is one of the fastest growing cities in Florida. After the construction of the massive group of neighborhoods, Hammock Bay, the population grew by about two thousand.