Community Description
Short Description: Carrabelle is 50 miles southwest of Tallahassee and 200 miles north of St. Petersburg. The community is located between St. Marks National Wildfire Refuge and St. Vincent and St. George Island State Parks on US-98. O.M. Kelly, who served as postmaster, established the town in 1877. In 1891, Miss Carrie Hall reigned as the belle of the town and it was then named Rio Carrabelle in her honor. The " Rio " was later dropped.
Nearby communities include Eastpoint (16.5 miles), Sopchoppy (18.5 miles), Apalachicola (24 miles), St. Marks (37 miles), Wewahitchka (41 miles), Woodville (42.5 miles), Port St. Joe (43.5 miles) and Bristol (45 miles).
Population: 1,303
Year of Incorporation: 1893
Location: Northwest Florida
Median Home Price: $119,500
Tax Rate: 8.0
Taxes Levied (per capita): $230.11
Total Area: 4.29 square miles
City Hall: City of Carrabelle
106 SE Avenue B, PO Drawer 569
Carrabelle, FL 32322-0569
850.697.3618; 850.697.3156 Fax
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Chamber of Commerce:
105 St. James Ave, Carrabelle, FL 32322
850.697.2585
Library: Carrabelle Branch
311 St James Ave, Carrabelle, FL 32322
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