Levy County, established in 1845, is on the Gulf of Mexico, south of Gainesville and west of Ocala. As part of Florida's "Nature Coast", Levy County is home to the Suwannee River and many square miles of forests, marshlands, and a long Gulf Coast coastline.

Bronson, Levy’s county seat, serves as a "bedroom community" for the city of Gainesville, 25 miles to the east. Williston serves as a "bedroom community" for two communities, Gainesville, 20 miles northeast, and Ocala, approximately the same distance to the southeast. Chiefland is an agricultural community located in northern Levy County on U.S. 19 (The Georgia Florida Parkway). Cedar Key, located on an island in the Gulf of Mexico, has a K-12 school which has been designated as an isolated school. Yankeetown, also located on the gulf in southwest Levy County, transports its high school students to Dunnellon High in Marion County. This is because of the distance Yankeetown is located from the nearest Levy community with a high school. Levy County has a total of 12 school sites located within the five communities. Central Florida Community College Levy Center is located in Chiefland with plans to build a new premiere facility 2009. CFCC offers college credit, career & technical training, corporate training & continuing education.

Cedar Key, which was originally the west coast terminal of the first cross-Florida railway, is a beautiful holiday and vacation area for those looking for excellent fishing or a look at some restful sunsets.
The area's marshes and shallow seas are among nature's grandest nurseries, hosting seabirds, shore birds, ocean life and numerous estuarine species.

Between Yankeetown to the south and Cedar Key, a limited-access area covers 31,000 acres of wetlands in the Waccasassa Bay State Preserve. The area offers camping, canoeing, and fishing in one of the most wildly beautiful settings in the state.
Levy County remains rural with vast, open wooded areas, springs and rivers, and more than 50 miles of coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. Its northern border is formed by the fabled Suwannee River. Commercial fishing in the Yankeetown-Inglis and Cedar Key areas is an industry grossing over $2.5 million yearly. Timber and other forest resources comprise approximately 500,000 acres, and forestry is an industry of more than $7 million a year in the county.