Pallets in Clay County, Florida
Clay County lies south of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River and mixes light manufacturing, marine and riverfront industry, building materials and retail distribution. Its pallet demand is steady truckload and small-load rather than export.
Green Cove Springs and Reynolds Park
Green Cove Springs, the county seat (ZIP 32043), sits on the county's eastern edge along the St. Johns River. Reynolds Industrial Park occupies the former naval air station site there: an industrial complex of 1,500 to 1,700 acres on the river, served by a CSX rail spur, about 25 miles south of Jacksonville (LoopNet).
US 17 (Orange Avenue) runs through the centre of town, and SR 16 crosses the river on the Shands Bridge, a narrow two-lane span into St. Johns County. A long load coming from the east should plan its route around it.
- Riverfront shops keep wood outdoors, where river air keeps it damp.
- Manufacturers need steady truckloads of one size.
- Rail-spur users ship heavy loads on block or heavy stringer builds.
Wood left outdoors by a river rarely gets under 20% moisture content in summer. Buy dry or store under cover; the mould guide covers storage, and bulk loads covers a steady order.
Orange Park
Orange Park sits in the northeast corner of the county on the river (ZIPs 32073, 32065, 32003), built around the intersection of US 17 and SR 224, which is Kingsley Avenue. Park Avenue is the main street and leads north to I-295, and the Buckman Bridge connects the town to Mandarin across the river.
| Business | Typical pallets |
|---|---|
| Retail | Mixed 48x40 from deliveries |
| Medical | Clean pallets from supply deliveries |
| Small business | A few dozen, sometimes pooled |
| Contractor yards | Heavy, weathered wood |
A stack behind a store or clinic is a normal request. Send the sizes, rough counts, whether any are blue or red, the nearest cross street and the width of the gate, and say whether a trailer can turn inside. Piles like these go through small loads; a dock that fills every week fits scheduled pickups.
What Clay buyers ask for
- Manufacturers: a steady truckload of one size and grade, sometimes new or combo.
- Building materials dealers: heavy, low-grade pallets.
- Retail and medical receiving: small piles to clear.
Clay County purchasing leads ask for 48x48 and 48x40 builds to spec sheets. Marine and riverfront operators keep pallets outdoors in a humid climate, which makes moisture the usual problem.
Roads
US 17 runs north to south in the east of the county and US 301 in the west. The First Coast Expressway, State Road 23, is still being built across it.
Questions
Is Clay County rail-served?
Reynolds Park has a CSX spur.
Keep reading
Sources, reviewed 12 November 2026: Reynolds Park (LoopNet); Clay County, Florida (Wikipedia); Green Cove Springs, Florida (Wikipedia); Orange Park, Florida (Wikipedia).