Penney Farms is a town in Clay County, Florida, home to about 642 people across 1.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 32079, and parts of 32043 are in Penney Farms too.
Homes sold for a median of $186 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
All in Penney Farms
Mostly Asbury Lake; part is in Penney Farms
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Penney Farms. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)35 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Northeast Florida Regional Airport (UST)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jacksonville, FL25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA787 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Penney Farms; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Penney Farms had 821 residents in the 2020 census, up 42% since 2000.
It’s the 832nd largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.
Clay County grew from 5,635 residents in 1900 to 218,245 in 2020.
Clay County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 47°F. About 47.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jacksonville Nas, FL weather station (18 miles away).
48,303 jobs at 4,455 businesses in Clay County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Penney Farms.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Asbury Lake and Green Cove Springs.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.