Creighton | |
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Coordinates: 28°53′15″N80°55′19″W / 28.88750°N 80.92194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Volusia |
Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
enter ZIP code | 32141 |
Area code | 386 |
GNIS feature ID | 295226 [1] |
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The community was named after E. R. Creighton, who owned a mill there in 1911. [2]
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