Lake City, Florida
Lake City, Florida | |
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Top, left to right: Downtown Lake City, Columbia County Courthouse, Lake Isabella, Lake Montgomery, Lake DeSoto, 1912 Columbia County Bank building, Hotel Blanche, T. G. Henderson House | |
| Nickname: The Gateway to Florida | |
Location in Columbia County and the state of Florida | |
Lake City Lake City | |
| Coordinates: 30°10′20″N 82°37′30″W / 30.17222°N 82.62500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Columbia |
| Settled | 1821 |
| Incorporated | 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
• City | 12.25 sq mi (31.73 km2) |
| • Land | 11.85 sq mi (30.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2) 3.20% |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 12,329 |
| • Density | 1,040.6/sq mi (401.79/km2) |
| • Metro | 67,531 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32024-32025, 32055-32056 |
| Area code | 386 |
| FIPS code | 12-37775 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404863 |
| Website | www |
Lake City is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 12,329, up from 12,046 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Lake City Micropolitan Statistical Area, composed of Columbia County, as well as a principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida. Lake City is 60 miles west of Jacksonville. Lake City has the moniker The Gateway to Florida because it is adjacent to the intersection of Interstate 75 and Interstate 10.