Comprehensive guide to Florida License plate weight and county codes 1938 - 1975

By D.F. "Buddy" Harris and other notable contributors.


Beginning in 1938 Florida assigned a number for each county based on population at the time. This is the first digit(s) on a plate from this era. Dade county was largest (Miami) it  so they were assigned the number one. The codes were abolished with the 1980 license plates. So if your license plate begins with a (1) you now know it came from Dade County. See Chart Below for all county designations. Please ask permission before copying and using images elsewhere.

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Florida License Plate County Designator Code 
1-Dade
2-Duval
3-Hillsborough
4-Pinellas
5-Polk
6-Palm Beach
7-Orange
8-Volusia
9-Escambia
10-Broward
11-Alachua
12-Lake

13-Leon
14-Marion

 
15-Manatee


16-Sarasota
17-Seminole
18-Lee
19-Brevard

20-St.Johns
21-Gadsden


22-Putnam
23-Bay
24-St Lucie
25-Jackson
26-Osceola

27-Highlands

28-Pasco


29-Columbia
30-Hardee

31-Suwannee
32-Indian River
33-Santa Rosa
34-DeSoto
35-Madison
36-Walton
37-Taylor
38-Monroe
39-Levy
40-Hernando
41-Nassau
42-Martin
43-Okaloosa

44-Sumter
45-Bradford

46-Jefferson



Image 46M-20 From EBAY Auction
47-Citrus
48-Clay
49-Hendry

50-Washington

51-Holmes

 
52-Baker

53-Charlotte


Image 53W-9 From EBAY Auction
54-Dixie


Image 54GW-9 From EBAY Auction
55-Gilchrist
56-Hamilton
57-Okeechobee
58-Calhoun
59-Franklin
60-Glades

Image 60Q-10 From EBAY Auction
61-Flagler


62-Lafayette
63-Union
64-Collier
65-Wakulla
66-Gulf
67-Liberty
68-State DMV Issued

Motor Cycle Plate Shown
68-State DMV Issued

Passenger Vehicle Plate
90-Replacement


 
Florida License plates have also had an alphabetic code that told the weight or use of the vehicle that was also abolished with the 1980 license plates. This weight or use code is found on the plate immediately following the county code. The chart below shows these codes. Some letters were stacked on top of each other with a line between them. Since I can't depict that stacking with this font, I will use a forward slash between them as a representation.
 
Florida License Plate Weight Designator Code 
No code - Passenger Vehicle
2501-3500 lbs.
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A - Motor Cycle, Private >500 Lbs
B - Heavy Trailer, Private (1932-1975)

 

B/B - Light Trailer, Private
(1939-1975) 501 - 1050 lbs
C - City Bus
fl_1970_32c2.JPG (100013  bytes)
CONV. - Convention (Shriner, etc.)
Motor Cycle
Convention Car (Shriner, etc.)
C/V - Commercial Vehicle
Payload >2000lbs.
D - Passenger Vehicle 2001- 2500 lbs
fl_1975_2d4.JPG (114958 bytes)
E - Limousine or Bus (for hire)
Fl_e.jpg  (23556 bytes) fl_1959_2E4.JPG (100131  bytes)
G - Commercial Truck
Fl_g.jpg (18563  bytes) fl_1973_8G8.JPG (124413  bytes)
G/H - Truck 2051 - 3050 lbs.
G/K - Truck 3051 - 5050 lbs.
G/W - Truck >5050 lbs.
 H or H/T - House Trailer
H/F - Half year semi trailer

 

K - Hearse or Ambulance
Fl_k.jpg (19604  bytes)fl_1972_32k54.JPG (132008  bytes)
L - Semi Trailer
Fl_l.jpg (22097  bytes)
 
M - Auto Dealer
MC - Member of Congress
 
MF - Franchise Auto Dealer
Fl_mf.jpg  (21627 bytes)
MH - Mobile Home

 
MI - Independent Auto Dealer
Fl_mi.jpg (22790  bytes)
MT - Independent Auto Dealer
N - Rental Trailer over 2000 lbs.
Fl_n.jpg  (19320 bytes) fl_1975_2n46.JPG (120222  bytes) 
National Guard Member

 

NN - Rental Trailer
Under 2000 lbs.
Fl_nn.jpg (24454  bytes)
 

O - Rental Semi Trailer

 

P - Off Road Vehicle or Farm Truck
Fl_p.jpg (20930  bytes)
Q - Antique Car
(25 years old at year of issue)


fl_1975_2q17.JPG (120314 bytes)
R - Motor Cycle, Private <500 Lbs.
RB - Ringling Brothers.

RP - Real Property
(Mobile Home converted to a fixed asset and taxed along with land.)
County Code on right end. (29 = Columbia)

RV - Recreational Vehicle
fl_1975_2rv61.JPG (116597 bytes)

S - Bus for Hire
fl_1973_7s67.JPG (124102 bytes)
T - Passenger Vehicle
Under 2000 lbs.
(1934-1961)
fl_1961_2t3155.JPG (137017 bytes)
TA - Semi Tractor

Picture from eBay
TAF - Semi Tractor
Fl_taf.jpg  (27420 bytes)
 TBF - Semi Tractor from Howard Hinz
TD TDF - Semi Tractor
Fl_tdf.jpg  (25711 bytes)
TE - Semi Tractor
TEF - Semi Tractor
Fl_tef.jpg (24307  bytes)
 
V - Light trailer
<500 lbs.
fl_1964_2v565.JPG (114089 bytes)
 
W - Passenger vehicle 3501-4500 lbs.
fl_1973_2W56.JPG (134709 bytes)
WW - Passenger Vehicle  over 4500 lbs.
X - Non Profit Owned
(EXEMPT)
Seminole Indian
State issued Sample

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