About Astor
Astor is a small unincorporated community in northern Florida.
Astor holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.34 square miles.
📰 Astor News Today
- Astor Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
- ‘Ugly thing:’ Is there a monster lurking in the St. Johns River? WKMG · Apr 3
- Leading Florida Behavioral Health Attorney Mark Astor to Keynote Addiction World Conference 2026 in Miami USA Today · Aug 7
- FHP: 71-year-old killed in wrong-way, head-on crash in Astor wesh.com · Oct 16
- George Robert Metsopoulos Obituary (2026) - Astor, FL - Beyers Funeral Home & Crematory - Astor Legacy obituary · May 4
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Astor Unique
- The only place in America named Astor — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Astor
- Essex Seafood — seafood
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Astor
- Alexander Springs Recreation Area reviews ★
- Astor Recreation Park reviews ★
- Beakman Lake Recreation Area reviews ★
- Billies Bay Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Juniper Prairie Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Juniper Springs Recreation Area reviews ★
- Lake George State Forest reviews ★
- Lake Woodruff Wilderness Refuge reviews ★
- Shell Harbor Park & Boat Launch reviews ★
- Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateFlorida
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.34 sq mi
Coordinates29.1638, -81.5346