THE CRYSTAL RIVER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gulf Coast Flatwoods setting.
Crystal River city has 7.65 square miles of land in Citrus County. Its Census reference point is in Gulf Coast Flatwoods, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Crystal River and Citrus County
Crystal River is associated with Citrus County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Crystal River by land and water
The Census records 1.11 square miles of water within Crystal River, or 12.6% of its total area. It is 26.8 percentage points lower than the 39.4% recorded for Citrus County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Crystal River city has 1.9 times the land area of nearby Black Diamond CDP (3.94 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

