Wacissa is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 362. It shares its name with the Wacissa River, the headwaters of which are about one mile to the south.

Wacissa, Florida
Census-designated place
Wacissa Post Office
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Coordinates: 30°21′30″N 83°59′24″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	4.22 sq mi (10.93 km2)
• Land	4.20 sq mi (10.87 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	42 ft (13 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	362
• Density	86.25/sq mi (33.30/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	32361
Area code(s)	850
FIPS code	12-74700[2]
GNIS feature ID	0292809[3]

Geography

Wacissa is in western Jefferson County, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Monticello, the county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Tallahassee, the state capital. Florida State Road 59 runs through the community, leading north 4 miles (6 km) to U.S. Route 27 and south 14 miles (23 km) to U.S. Route 98.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Wacissa CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (10.9 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km²), or 0.53%, are water.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, Wacissa had a population of 386 and 197 housing units.[2]

Cemeteries

• Bethpage Cemetery
• Broomsage Cemetery
• Walker Cemetery
• Story Cemetery

Churches

• Bethpage Church
• Wacissa Pentecostal Holiness Church
• United Methodist Church
• Welaunee Church
• Union Hill AME Church

Education

Jefferson County Schools operates public schools, including Jefferson County Middle / High School.

External links

• Wacissa local community website

References