Florida
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Florida is a state of the United States with FIPS code 12 and capital Tallahassee.

## Administrative divisions

Florida is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 12[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 12[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Tallahassee[^enwiki]
- Population: about 22,610,726 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 170,312 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1845[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Eastern Time (UTC-5/-4)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-FL[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Miami-Dade County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-miami-dade-county.html), [Broward County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-broward-county.html), [Palm Beach County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-palm-beach-county.html), [Hillsborough County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-hillsborough-county.html), [Orange County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-orange-county.html), [Duval County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-duval-county.html).

Major cities: [Jacksonville](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-jacksonville.html), [Miami](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-miami.html), [Tampa](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-tampa.html), [Orlando](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-orlando.html), [St. Petersburg](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-st-petersburg.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Broward County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-broward-county.html
- Contains places: Miami-Dade County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-miami-dade-county.html
- Contains places: Palm Beach County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-palm-beach-county.html
- Contains places: Orange County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-orange-county.html
- Contains places: Hillsborough County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-hillsborough-county.html
- Contains places: Duval County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-duval-county.html
- Contains places: Miami https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-miami.html
- Contains places: Jacksonville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-jacksonville.html
- Contains places: Tampa https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-tampa.html
- Contains places: Orlando https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-orlando.html

Mentioned in:
- Broward County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-broward-county.html
- Duval County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-duval-county.html
- Hillsborough County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-hillsborough-county.html
- Jacksonville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-jacksonville.html
- Miami https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-miami.html
- Miami-Dade County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-miami-dade-county.html
- Orange County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-orange-county.html
- Orlando https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-orlando.html
- Palm Beach County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-palm-beach-county.html
- St. Petersburg https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/fl-st-petersburg.html

Sources:
- Florida (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html