Fleming Island, Florida
| Fleming Island, Florida | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Fleming Island
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| Coordinates: 30°5′35″N 81°43′9″W / 30.09306°N 81.71917°WCoordinates: 30°5′35″N 81°43′9″W / 30.09306°N 81.71917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Clay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.1 sq mi (59.9 km2) |
| • Land | 15.8 sq mi (41.0 km2) |
| • Water | 7.3 sq mi (18.9 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 27,126 |
| • Density | 1,714/sq mi (661.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 32003 |
| FIPS code | 12-22660 |
Fleming Island is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clay County, Florida, United States. It is located 21 miles (34 km) southwest of downtown Jacksonville, on the western side of the St. Johns River, off US 17. As of the 2010 census the Fleming Island CDP had a population of 27,126. Fleming Island's ZIP code became 32003 in 2004, giving it a different code from Orange Park, the incorporated town to the north.
In 1942, when the area was undeveloped, the U.S. Navy constructed four asphalt runways on the site and established a Naval Outlying Field designated as NOLF Fleming Island, an auxiliary airfield to Naval Air Station Jacksonville. The Navy abandoned the auxiliary airfield in the 1960s, its runways too short to accommodate the jet aircraft then in operation at nearby NAS Jacksonville and NAS Cecil Field, and in the late 1990s the decaying runways were demolished to make way for current residential development.
Today, Fleming Island is primarily a bedroom community of nearby Jacksonville. Major developments include Eagle Harbor, Pace Island and Fleming Island Plantation. Fleming Island High School, which opened in 2003, is the only high school on the island.
The Fleming Island CDP is located in northeastern Clay County, sharing its northern border with the southern town limits of Orange Park. To the northwest is the CDP of Lakeside. To the northeast is a portion of the city of Jacksonville, and due east is Fruit Cove in St. Johns County.
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