page_title: Jacksonville Beaches
hierarchical_section_title: Jacksonville Beaches
caption_attribution_description: English: Divisions within the city of Jacksonville &#160;&#160; 1. Urban core – city limits before Consolidation &#160;&#160; 3. Southside &#160;&#160; 4. Westside &#160;&#160; 5. Northside &#160;&#160; 6. Beaches
context_page_description: The Jacksonville Beaches, known locally as "The Beaches", are a group of towns and communities on the northern half of an unnamed barrier island, nicknamed San Pablo Island, on the US state of Florida's First Coast, all of which are excluded cities or parts of the city of Jacksonville itself. These communities are separated from the main body of the city of Jacksonville by the Intracoastal Waterway. The Jacksonville Beaches are located in Duval and northern St. Johns County counties, and make up part of the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The main communities generally identified as part of the Beaches are Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach.
context_section_description: The Jacksonville Beaches, known locally as "The Beaches", are a group of towns and communities on the northern half of an unnamed barrier island, nicknamed San Pablo Island, on the US state of Florida's First Coast, all of which are excluded cities or parts of the city of Jacksonville itself. These communities are separated from the main body of the city of Jacksonville by the Intracoastal Waterway. The Jacksonville Beaches are located in Duval and northern St. Johns County counties, and make up part of the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The main communities generally identified as part of the Beaches are Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach.
caption: Vernacular regions of Jacksonville:
  
    1. Urban core
    2. Arlington
    3. Southside
    4. Westside
    5. Northside
    6. Beaches
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