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Notable locations in Palatka: Palatka Heights (A), Azalea Plaza (B), Palatka Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Palatka Mall (1), Crill Avenue Shopping Center (2), Middleton Shopping Center (3), Westgate Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Palatka include: Saint Marks Church (A), Trinity Church (B), Hillcrest Church (C), Calvary Church (D), Hope Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: West View Cemetery (1), Oak Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Palatka include: Mulholland Park (1), Bryan Park (2), Ravine Gardens State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Budget Inn (100 Moseley Avenue).
Courts: Florida State - Judicial- State Attorney (410 Saint Johns Avenue # 126), Florida State - Judicial- Public Defender (410 Saint Johns Avenue # 126).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Palatka and their reported violations in the past:
SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 175, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
PALATKA MOOSE LODGE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
MOSS BLUFF REC. AREA/SJRWMD (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
SHRINERS CLUB (@ PUTNAM COUNTY) (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  33.1% | | Whole state: |  12.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 15.3% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palatka, FL
People in group quarters in Palatka
- 245 people in nursing homes
- 211 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 74 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 59 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 32 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 6 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 4 people in other workers' dormitories
Palatka compared to Florida state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Palatka (2009 data):
- Capital City Bank: Palatka West Branch at 4120 Crill Ave, branch established on 1981-03-16; Palatka Branch at 200 Reid Street, branch established on 1928-06-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,471.5 mil, Deposits: $1,994.4 mil, headquarters in Tallahassee, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 73 total offices, Holding Company: Capital City Bank Group, Inc.
- Prosperity Bank: Palatka Westside Branch at 100 South Highway 19, branch established on 2004-09-28; Palatka Branch at 601 Reid Street, branch established on 1956-03-07. Info updated 2006-06-14: Bank assets: $1,098.9 mil, Deposits: $825.7 mil, headquarters in Saint Augustine, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Banking Company, The
- Carolina First Bank: Palatka Branch at 3202 Crill Avenue, branch established on 1992-08-25. Info updated 2008-09-12: Bank assets: $13,568.3 mil, Deposits: $9,660.1 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 183 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, Inc., The
- Bank of America, National Association: Palatka Branch at 620 South Highway 19, branch established on 1981-03-20. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- First Federal Bank of North Florida: First Federal Bank Of North Florida at 511 St Johns Ave, branch established on 1934-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $412.7 mil, Deposits: $335.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization
- Putnam State Bank: at 350 State Road 19, North, branch established on 1988-12-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $195.9 mil, Deposits: $160.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Neighborhood Bank Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Palatka, Florida
- William Penn Motel, 100 Federal St, Palatka, FL 32177
- Suburban Inn, N Hwy 17 1M, Palatka, FL 32177
- Town House Motel, 100 Mosley Ave, Palatka, FL 32177
- Quality Inn And Suites Riverfront, 201 N 1st St, Palatka, FL 32177, Phone: (386) 328-3481, Fax: (386) 329-9907
- Sleep Inn & Suites, 3805 Reid St, Palatka, FL 32177, Phone: (386) 325-8889, Fax: (386) 325-7779
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Palatka, Florida
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Putnam County Florida:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (60%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Palatka
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Adherents | 57.3% | 9.2% | 8.3% | 4.6% | 3.8% |
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| Congregations | 30.8% | 9.9% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 3.3% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 7.7% |
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| Congregations | 3.3% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 4.4% | 30.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $11,644 | $46,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
17 | $50,457 | $35,617 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $4,386 | $52,632 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
39 | $122,670 | $37,745 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $15,767 | $23,651 | 5 | $7,835 |
| Firefighters |
20 | $70,324 | $42,194 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $328 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $19,558 | $29,337 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
4 | $7,857 | $23,571 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
16 | $32,035 | $24,026 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
28 | $72,768 | $31,186 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
15 | $30,290 | $24,232 | 8 | $5,545 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $26,716 | $35,621 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
11 | $24,435 | $26,656 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
179 | $488,907 | $32,776 | 14 | $13,708 |
Palatka government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $297,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,201,000
Parks & Recreation: $751,000
All Other: $118,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $1,121,000
Water Utilities: $467,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $2,042,000
Police Protection: $1,635,000
Fire Protection: $1,600,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,479,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,154,000
Financial Administration: $456,000
Air Transportation: $260,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $244,000
General - Other: $190,000
Welfare - Other: $131,000
Central Staff Services: $98,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $70,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $4,232,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $3,840,000
Total Federal Securities: $1,571,000
Total Other Securities: $474,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $448,000
Benefit Payments: $353,000
Local Employee Contribution: $173,000
From Local Government: $142,000
Withdrawals: $30,000
Interest Revenue: $-34,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $883,000
Water Utilities: $36,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $356,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $7,250,000
Industrial Revenue: $3,815,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,479,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $59,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $7,250,000
Industrial Revenue: $3,740,000
Other, NEC: $1,320,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $75,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $218,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $634,000
General Revenue, NEC: $439,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $35,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,059,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,732,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,740,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,340,000
All Other: $108,000
- Tax - Property: $1,692,000
Public Utilities: $1,654,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $385,000
NEC: $173,000
Total General Sales: $115,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,399,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $435,000
7.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,192 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.92% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($130 average AGI)| Putnam County: | 0.05% | | Florida average: | 0.22% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,883 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.08% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($139 average AGI)| Putnam County: | 0.05% | | Florida average: | 0.12% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Palatka:
- WIYD (1260 AM; 1 kW; PALATKA, FL; Owner: HALL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPLK (800 AM; 1 kW; PALATKA, FL; Owner: RADIO PALATKA, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAYR (550 AM; 5 kW; ORANGE PARK, FL; Owner: GOOD TIDINGS TRUST, INC.)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WONQ (1030 AM; 45 kW; OVIEDO, FL; Owner: FLORIDA BROADCASTERS)
- WSOS (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, FL; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - FLORIDA, LLC)
- WIXC (1060 AM; 50 kW; TITUSVILLE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Palatka:
- WHIF (91.3 FM; PALATKA, FL; Owner: PUTNAM RADIO MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WGNE-FM (99.9 FM; PALATKA, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WOGK (93.7 FM; OCALA, FL; Owner: OCALA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WJHM (101.9 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WEJZ (96.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
- WCFB (94.5 FM; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WOCL (105.9 FM; DELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMGF (107.7 FM; MOUNT DORA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSKY-FM (97.3 FM; MICANOPY, FL; Owner: ENTERCOM GAINESVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
- WFYV-FM (104.5 FM; ATLANTIC BEACH, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WMXQ (102.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WQIK-FM (99.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WROO (107.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFKS (97.9 FM; NEPTUNE BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSJF (105.5 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, FL; Owner: TAMA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYFB (90.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WJBT (92.7 FM; GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSOS-FM (94.1 FM; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - FLORIDA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Palatka:
- WJGV-LP (Channel 48; PALATKA, FL; Owner: PENTECOSTAL REVIVAL ASSOC., INC.)
- WJWB (Channel 17; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WESH (Channel 2; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Owner: ORLANDO HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WCEU (Channel 15; NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL; Owner: DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WJCT (Channel 7; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WJCT, INC.)
- WXXU-LP (Channel 12; ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS)
- WJEB-TV (Channel 59; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAWS (Channel 30; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTLV (Channel 12; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- WTEV-TV (Channel 47; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQXT-CA (Channel 22; ST. AUGUSTINE, FL; Owner: AIA TV, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Palatka fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 123 meters (404ft)
Total costs: $705,000
Total average daily traffic: 53,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,720
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Palatka)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 37 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Palatka, FL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 29 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 83 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Palatka)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 32 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Palatka)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 283
- Hazardous Condition: 213
- Service Call: 55
- Good Intent Call: 7
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Palatka, FL
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