Northside, Jacksonville
North Jacksonville · Duval County
The shape of Northside, Jacksonville on the First Coast.
Northside is a broad Jacksonville region rather than one subdivision or municipal boundary. This guide centers the search on Jacksonville International Airport, River City Marketplace, Northside neighborhoods, and the routes linking them.
Northside combines airport and logistics access, large-format shopping, established neighborhoods, newer subdivisions, and access to preserves and the coast. Those pieces sit across a large area with different school assignments and property costs, so the market label is a starting point rather than a substitute for an address-level check. Price, HOA/CDD, year-built, and commute medians are unavailable where no consistent Northside-wide geography or series supports them.
- Median home price
- Unavailable — no consistent Northside-wide boundary-matched sales series.
- HOA costs
- Unavailable market-wide — fees vary by subdivision and property.
- CDD costs
- Unavailable market-wide — check the parcel tax bill and association documents.
- Median year built
- Unavailable — Northside is a broad regional label, not a standard data geography.
- School zones
- Duval County Public Schools; attendance assignment depends on the exact address.
- Commute trade
- Near JAX and I-95 in the airport corridor; Downtown and the Beaches are cross-town trips shaped by route and peak traffic.
The school layer buyers actually weigh.
Zones, ratings, and the campuses that move prices in this micro-market.
- ElementaryOceanway Elementary SchoolLocated at 12555 Gillespie Avenue. A Northside campus reference, not a promise that every Northside address is assigned here; check the current district locator with the property address.
- MiddleOceanway Middle SchoolLocated at 143 Oceanway Avenue. Campus proximity does not establish a home assignment; use Duval County Public Schools’ address lookup.
- HighFirst Coast High SchoolLocated at 590 Duval Station Road. This is one Northside-area campus; check the home address with the district because the market label alone does not determine high-school attendance.
- HighWilliam M. Raines High SchoolA second Northside high-school reference. Attendance zones and program options vary by address; confirm with the district before choosing a home.
The places you actually go in Northside, Jacksonville.
Grocery, shopping, parks, entertainment, and day-to-day anchors — the local geography a buyer needs the way school zones are needed.
Northside’s everyday geography is anchored by Dunn Avenue and River City Marketplace, while the zoo, Timucuan Preserve, and the Heckscher Drive coast supply distinct weekend destinations. Check the route from a specific home: Northside is too broad for one nearest-stop list to fit every address.
- Highland Square · Dunn AvenueFull-line grocery at 1100 Dunn Avenue, Building 100. Highland Square also has pharmacy and service tenants for routine errands.
- River City Marketplace · City Square DriveWarehouse-club grocery and household shopping in the River City Marketplace directory; the current center directory lists the tenant.
What it is like to actually live in Northside, Jacksonville.
Northside suits buyers who value airport access, large shopping and service clusters, and room to compare very different neighborhood settings. The main trade-off is scale: daily life is car-oriented, schools and fees change by address, and a trip from one Northside pocket to another can feel like a different market.
- A region, not one subdivisionThe Northside label spans airport-side growth, older residential streets, river and preserve edges, and newer subdivisions. Compare cross streets and property records instead of assuming one shared housing profile.
- Errands cluster at corridor centersRiver City Marketplace and Highland Square on Dunn Avenue are the clearest named shopping anchors in this guide. Their services are useful regional hubs, but the distances between neighborhoods make most errands a drive.
- Preserve and coast access are location-dependentFort Caroline and the Timucuan Preserve, the zoo, and Huguenot Memorial Park add distinctive outdoor options on the eastern side of the region. They are destinations, not amenities that sit beside every Northside home.
- Airport access versus cross-town tripsThe airport and I-95 are close to the northwestern retail and logistics corridors. Downtown jobs, the Beaches, and other Jacksonville employment centers involve a longer cross-town route; compare actual peak-hour trips from the address.
What Northside, Jacksonville actually looks like.
Locally sourced photographs with author and license attribution beside each image.
Fort Caroline moat, Jacksonville. National Park Service (NPS) Photo — public domain via Wikimedia Commons.Source: Wikimedia CommonsLicense: Public domain 
Fort Caroline National Memorial, Jacksonville. National Park Service Digital Image Archives — public domain via Wikimedia Commons.Source: Wikimedia CommonsLicense: Public domain
Sources, definitions, and what to check by address.
Northside is a broad Jacksonville region rather than a standardized neighborhood or statistical boundary. No comparable Northside-wide sales, HOA/CDD, or year-built series was available for this guide, so those medians are marked unavailable instead of estimated. The map footprint is an editorial orientation only. The school campuses are examples across the region; only the district’s current address lookup can determine an assignment. Nearby-market links compare surrounding Jacksonville guides and do not claim surveyed shared boundaries.
- Duval County Public Schools — My School Location
Use the exact residential address to determine the current assigned campuses; the named schools here are Northside references, not universal assignments.
- Oceanway Elementary School — campus information
Confirms the campus at 12555 Gillespie Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32218.
- Oceanway Middle School — contact and campus information
Confirms the campus at 143 Oceanway Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32218.
- First Coast High School
Confirms the campus at 590 Duval Station Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218.
- William M. Raines High School
A second Northside high-school campus reference; check the district locator for a home assignment.
- Highland Square property and tenant overview
Property owner information for the Dunn Avenue center and its Publix anchor and service tenants.
- Publix store list — Highland Square
Publix’s store list identifies Highland Square at 1100 Dunn Avenue, Building 100, Jacksonville, FL 32218.
- River City Marketplace — current store directory
Center directory for River City Marketplace tenants, including BJ’s Wholesale Club and retail and dining choices.
- Timucuan Preserve — visitor information
National Park Service information for Fort Caroline, the preserve visitor center, and the small visitor-center bookstore.
- Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens — visit information
Confirms the zoo campus at 370 Zoo Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32218.
- City of Jacksonville — Huguenot Memorial Park
City park information for the Heckscher Drive coastal destination and its seasonal access considerations.
- Cafe Resistance Bookstore and Coffee Shop
Visit Jacksonville listing for the independent bookstore-café at 5007 Soutel Drive.
- Highlands Regional Library
Jacksonville Public Library location and service information for 1826 Dunn Avenue.
- AMC Regency 24
AMC’s current Jacksonville cinema listing; this is an out-of-area drive from Northside.
- River City Marketplace Regal closure
Local reporting dated August 29, 2022 documents the closure of the former Northside Regal theater.
- Fort Caroline moat — NPS Photo via Wikimedia Commons
Public-domain National Park Service photograph used with source attribution.
- Fort Caroline memorial — NPS Digital Image Archives via Wikimedia Commons
Public-domain National Park Service photograph used with source attribution.
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