High Springs, Florida | |
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City of High Springs | |
![]() Top, left to right: downtown area, water tower, city hall, Priest Theatre, old railroad depot | |
![]() Location in Alachua County and the state of Florida | |
Coordinates: 29°49′N 82°36′W / 29.817°N 82.600°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Florida |
County | Alachua |
Incorporated | 1892 |
Government | |
• Type | Commission–Manager |
• Mayor | Katherine Weitz |
• Vice Mayor | Tristan Grunder |
• Commissioners | Wayne Bloodsworth, Andrew Miller, and Byran Williams |
• City Manager | Jeremy Marshall |
• City Clerk | Angela Stone |
Area | |
• Total | 21.97 sq mi (56.89 km2) |
• Land | 21.89 sq mi (56.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,215 |
• Density | 283.95/sq mi (109.63/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 32643, 32655 |
Area code | 386 |
FIPS code | 12-30525[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0307633[3] |
Website | highsprings |
High Springs is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in Alachua County and seventh-largest in North Central Florida. The population was 6,215 at the 2020 census, up from 5,350 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.