Nocatee, Florida

About Nocatee

Set in the northern part of Florida, Nocatee is a small unincorporated community.

Nocatee holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 26.81 square miles.

📰 Nocatee News Today

• Arcadia boat crash leaves multiple injured WINK News · Aug 13
• Massive undeveloped Northeast Florida property may not stay that way - The Florida Times-Union The Florida Times-Union · Aug 13
• As County Board scrambles, 4,462-home project on Intracoastal moves closer to reality St. Johns Citizen · Aug 9
• Nocatee Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• 4,000 acres near Nocatee could be developed under Florida’s new agricultural enclave law News4JAX · Jul 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Nocatee Unique

• The only place in America named Nocatee — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Nocatee

• Bronx House Pizza — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Waffle House — american
• Blue Water Bar & Grill
• China King
• Dick's Wings & Grill
• Donovan's Irish Pub
• Grumpies Restaurant
• Memphis Jax BBQ — american
• New York Pizza Company

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Nocatee Splash Park · Theme park
• Spray Playground · Water park
• Spray Waterpark · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Nocatee

• Guana River Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Addison Park reviews ★
• Avilla Park reviews ★
• Central Park reviews ★
• Crosswater Park reviews ★
• Cypress Park reviews ★
• Davis Park reviews ★
• Genovar Park reviews ★
• Glenwood Park reviews ★
• Gourd Island Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Greenleaf Park reviews ★
• Jacob Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Nocatee

• ALLEN D NEASE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• BEACHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
• NOCATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• PALENCIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• PALM VALLEY ACADEMY
• PINE ISLAND ACADEMY
• PONTE VEDRA HIGH SCHOOL
• VALLEY RIDGE ACADEMY

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Nocatee

🏘️ Nearby Communities