THE GREEN COVE SPRINGS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sea Island Flatwoods setting.
Green Cove Springs city has 8.57 square miles of land in Clay County. Its Census reference point is in Sea Island 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
Green Cove Springs and Clay County
Green Cove Springs is associated with Clay 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.
Green Cove Springs by land and water
The Census records 2.74 square miles of water within Green Cove Springs, or 24.2% of its total area. It is 18.2 percentage points higher than the 6.1% recorded for Clay County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Green Cove Springs city has 50.5% of the land area of nearby Asbury Lake CDP (17 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

