447 miles by 361
It is about 447 miles long and 361 miles wide.
A peninsula between two seas
About two-thirds of Florida is a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic, and it is the only state on both. It has the longest coastline in the lower 48.
How it compares
- 42.6×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Wisconsin
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Missouri
- 9.9%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 243×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 42.1 millionacres
- 31.8 millionAmerican football fields
- 23.9 millionsoccer pitches
- 49,923×the size of Central Park
- 346,429×the size of Vatican City
- 19×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 344×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 7.9%of the area of Greenland
- 239×the size of Anglesey
- 298×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Florida?
65,758 square miles (170,312 km²), 53,625 of them land.
Is Florida bigger than Georgia?
Yes, by about 11%.
Where does Florida rank by size?
22nd of the 50 states by total area, and 26th by land area.
How long is Florida?
About 447 miles (719 km) long and 361 miles (581 km) wide.
How big is Florida compared to Texas?
About 24% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 65,758 square miles in all, 53,625 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.