Lamont, Florida

Lamont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 178.[1]

Lamont, Florida
Lamont
Lamont
Coordinates: 30°22′37″N 83°48′46″W
Country United States
State Florida
County Jefferson
Area
  Total2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2)
  Land2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
63 ft (19 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total178
  Density75.8/sq mi (29.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
32336
Area code(s)850
FIPS code12-39100[1]
GNIS feature ID0285320[2]

Geography

Lamont is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County at 30°22′37″N 83°48′47″W (30.37694, -83.81306).[3] It is bordered to the east by the Aucilla River, which forms the Madison County line.

U.S. Routes 19 and 27 run through the center of Lamont, leading southeast 23 miles (37 km) to Perry and west 6 miles (10 km) to Capps. Tallahassee, the state capital, is 29 miles (47 km) west of Lamont via US-27, while Monticello, the Jefferson county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Lamont via US-19.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lamont CDP has an area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2), all of it recorded as land. The Aucilla River, which runs along the eastern edge of the community, is a direct tributary of the Gulf of Mexico 25 miles (40 km) to the south.

Ted Turner's 29,000-acre (120 km2) Avalon Plantation is located in Lamont.

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