First Coast
Florida's First Coast, or simply the First Coast, is a region of the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida. The First Coast refers to the same general area as the directional region of Northeast Florida. It roughly comprises the five counties surrounding Jacksonville: Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau, and St. Johns, as well as other nearby counties such as Flagler and Putnam. The name originated in a marketing campaign in the 1980s, and has become part of Florida's regional vernacular.
First Coast
Northeast Florida | |
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Left to right from top: United States Post Office, Custom House, and Courthouse in Fernandina Beach, Lightner Museum in St. Augustine, James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Downtown Jacksonville skyline, Jacksonville Beach Pier, the Bronson-Mulholland House in Palatka. | |
Northeast Florida counties | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Largest city | Jacksonville |
| Cities | Fernandina Beach Jacksonville Beach Palatka Palm Coast St. Augustine Yulee |
| Counties | Baker Clay Duval Flagler Nassau Putnam St. Johns |
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