Fashioned from seashore and forest, nurtured by the majestic St. Johns River, Jacksonville offers wonderful opportunities for visitors and residents alike.  Located in Northeast Florida, at the crossroads of two transcontinental highways, Jacksonville is the largest city in the contiguous United States in land area.  Jacksonville also contains a major port, is the insurance and financial center of the state, is one of the locations for U.S. Navy bases, and is the home of the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars.

Quick "Jax Facts"

• The City of Jacksonville ranks as the 14th largest city in the United States in population with about 750,000 residents.
• The Jacksonville metropolitan area, which includes the three beach cities, Clay, Baker, Nassau and St. Johns counties, has a population of more than 1,000,000 residents.
• Jacksonville covers 841 square miles (217,559 hectares).
• Jacksonville International Airport (JIA) is 15 minutes from downtown by car.  The JIA is served by 15 major and regional airlines that offer 250 daily flights to and from most major cities in the country and is an international gateway.

By air, Jacksonville is...

• Sixty minutes from Atlanta
• Forty-five minutes from Orlando
• Two hours and 15-minutes from New York
• Nine hours from London

There are three major Interstate Highways running through Jacksonville

• I-95, I-295 and I-10

There are four major U.S. Highways

• U.S. 1, U.S. 17, U.S. 90 and U.S. 301

By car, Jacksonville is...

• Forty minutes from Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island
• Thirty-five minutes from historic St. Augustine
• Two and a half hours from Orlando (Disney World)
• Six hours from Atlanta

For more information, be sure to visit these Jacksonville sites!

www.visitjacksonville.com

www.myjaxchamber.com

www.jacksonville.com

www.thecityofjacksonville.com