Lemon Bluff | |
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Coordinates: 28°50′46″N081°06′36″W / 28.84611°N 81.11000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Volusia |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
enter ZIP code | 32764 |
Area code | 386 |
GNIS feature ID | 285454 [1] |
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