Fanning Springs, Florida

About Fanning Springs

Fanning Springs is a small town in northern Florida with an estimated population of 1,341.

Officially, Fanning Springs is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.87 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 275 residents per square mile.

📰 Fanning Springs News Today

• Fanning Springs, FL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 1
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Fanning Springs, Florida - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 10
• Hundreds attend disaster preparedness expo in Fanning Springs ahead of hurricane season WCJB | TV20 · May 16
• Local Beer Wholesaler Donates Emergency Drinking Water to Fanning Springs Fire Rescue 352Today.com · Jul 9
• Fanning Springs man arrested for threatening to kill Shands patient Alachua Chronicle · Mar 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Fanning Springs Unique

• The only place in America named Fanning Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fanning Springs

• Bar-B-Que Shack — barbecue
• El Paraíso Restaurant y Taquería — mexican
• Lighthouse Restaurant — seafood
• Suwannee Belle Landing — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fanning Springs

• Fanning Springs State Park reviews ★
• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fort Fanning Park reviews ★
• John O. Green Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fanning Springs

• OLD TOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Fanning Springs

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