{"id":1026,"date":"2023-02-04T09:14:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T09:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:59:39","slug":"lake-county-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lake-county-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake County, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lake County is a county in Florida, United States, about 35 miles northwest of Orlando. It had a<br \/>\npopulation of 383,956 at the 2020 census, an estimated 456,068 by 2025, and covers 938 square<br \/>\nmiles (2,430 km2) centred near 28&deg;46&prime;N 81&deg;43&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Tavares is the county seat, and its postal code is 32778; Clermont is the county&#8217;s largest<br \/>\ncity. The county holds 10 cities, 4 incorporated towns and 15 census-designated places, and it<br \/>\nruns on Eastern Time.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Lake County<\/h2>\n<p>Lake County has 29 named places on record: 14 incorporated cities and towns and 15<br \/>\ncensus-designated places (CDPs) with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census<br \/>\ndesignated place; population and ZIP figures marked &mdash; were not confirmed by the U.S.<br \/>\nCensus Bureau or the U.S. Postal Service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Four Corners<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>56,381<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clermont<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>43,021<\/td>\n<td>34711<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Leesburg<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>27,000<\/td>\n<td>34748<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eustis<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>23,189<\/td>\n<td>32726<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tavares<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>19,003<\/td>\n<td>32778<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Groveland<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>18,505<\/td>\n<td>34736<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mount Dora<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>16,341<\/td>\n<td>32757<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lady Lake<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>15,970<\/td>\n<td>32159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minneola<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>13,843<\/td>\n<td>34715<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fruitland Park<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>8,325<\/td>\n<td>34731<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mascotte<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>6,609<\/td>\n<td>34753<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Umatilla<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>3,685<\/td>\n<td>32784<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mount Plymouth<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>4,417<\/td>\n<td>32776<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Astor<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>1,759<\/td>\n<td>32102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Montverde<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,655<\/td>\n<td>34756<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Astatula<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,889<\/td>\n<td>34705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Howey-in-the-Hills<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,643<\/td>\n<td>34737<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yalaha<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>1,505<\/td>\n<td>34797<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paisley<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>980<\/td>\n<td>32767<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Mack-Forest Hills<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>992<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sorrento<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>845<\/td>\n<td>32776<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Okahumpka<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>240<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Altoona<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<td>32702<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ferndale<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Kathryn<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lisbon<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pine Lakes<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pittman<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver Lake<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Four Corners tops the table but is not really a Lake County community &mdash; the CDP straddles<br \/>\nLake, Orange, Osceola and Polk counties, and only a slice of its 56,381 residents live on the<br \/>\nLake County side. Sorrento and Mount Plymouth share the 32776 ZIP, and the earlier version of this<br \/>\npage listed roughly 140 mobile-home parks, RV resorts and subdivisions (names like &#8220;Bonfire<br \/>\nMH Village&#8221; and &#8220;Tranquil Trailer Court&#8221;) as if they were incorporated places;<br \/>\nnone of them is a Census-recognized city, town or CDP, so they are not repeated here.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>34711 &mdash; Clermont (also serves 34712 through 34715, covering South Clermont and Minneola)<\/li>\n<li>34748 and 34788 &mdash; Leesburg<\/li>\n<li>32726 &mdash; Eustis (also 32727 and 32736)<\/li>\n<li>32778 &mdash; Tavares<\/li>\n<li>34736 &mdash; Groveland<\/li>\n<li>32756 and 32757 &mdash; Mount Dora<\/li>\n<li>32158, 32159 and 32162 &mdash; Lady Lake<\/li>\n<li>34731 &mdash; Fruitland Park<\/li>\n<li>34753 &mdash; Mascotte<\/li>\n<li>32784 &mdash; Umatilla<\/li>\n<li>34705 &mdash; Astatula<\/li>\n<li>34737 &mdash; Howey-in-the-Hills<\/li>\n<li>34756 &mdash; Montverde<\/li>\n<li>32776 &mdash; Mount Plymouth and Sorrento<\/li>\n<li>32767 &mdash; Paisley<\/li>\n<li>34797 &mdash; Yalaha<\/li>\n<li>32102 &mdash; Astor<\/li>\n<li>32702 &mdash; Altoona<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ferndale, Lake Kathryn, Lake Mack-Forest Hills, Lisbon, Okahumpka, Pine Lakes, Pittman and<br \/>\nSilver Lake have no ZIP code of their own; mail there is delivered under the nearest incorporated<br \/>\ntown&#8217;s code.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Lake County sits in central Florida&#8217;s ridge country, a rolling upland studded with more<br \/>\nthan 1,400 named lakes and thousands of smaller ponds &mdash; the source of the county&#8217;s<br \/>\nname. Of its 938 square miles, about 719 are land and 219 are water, a water share unusually high<br \/>\nfor an inland Florida county. Sugarloaf Mountain, near Clermont, rises 312 feet above sea level and<br \/>\nis the highest point on the Florida peninsula. The Ocala National Forest covers much of the<br \/>\ncounty&#8217;s northeastern corner, and the St. Johns River forms part of the eastern boundary near<br \/>\nAstor.<\/p>\n<p>Marion County and Volusia County lie to the north, Orange County and Seminole County to the<br \/>\neast, Osceola County and Polk County to the south, and Sumter County to the west. <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/marion-county-florida\/\">Marion County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/volusia-county\/\">Volusia County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/orange-county-florida\/\">Orange County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/osceola-county\/\">Osceola County<\/a> and <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/polk-county-florida\/\">Polk County<\/a> each have their own<br \/>\npage on this site; Seminole County and Sumter County do not yet.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Lake County had a population of 383,956 at the 2020 census, up from earlier decades&#8217;<br \/>\ncounts, and the latest estimate puts the county near 456,068 residents. Clermont and Leesburg are<br \/>\nthe two largest incorporated communities, though roughly half the county&#8217;s people live<br \/>\noutside any city limits, in CDPs and unincorporated land. Median household income in the county<br \/>\nruns about $73,161 (2024), close to Florida&#8217;s statewide figure of $73,311 (2023 ACS).<br \/>\nPopulation density works out to roughly 409 people per square mile of land, moderate for a county<br \/>\nthis close to metropolitan Orlando.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Health care and social assistance is the county&#8217;s largest employment sector, with about<br \/>\n25,135 workers, followed by retail trade at 22,961 and construction at 16,892. AdventHealth<br \/>\nWaterman in Tavares and UF Health Leesburg Hospital anchor the county&#8217;s health care jobs, and<br \/>\nLake County Schools is among the largest public-sector employers. Clermont is home to the National<br \/>\nTraining Center, which trains Olympic and professional triathletes and cyclists and has branded the<br \/>\ncity &#8220;Choice of Champions.&#8221; Citrus growing shaped the county&#8217;s economy for<br \/>\ngenerations before the December 1989 freeze wiped out most of its groves; agriculture today leans<br \/>\nmore toward cattle, sod and nursery crops. Mount Dora hosts monthly festivals, the largest being its<br \/>\noutdoor arts festival each February, which draws crowds from across Central Florida.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>The Florida legislature created Lake County in 1887, carving it out of Sumter and Orange<br \/>\ncounties and naming it for its abundance of lakes. Cotton and cattle drove the early economy;<br \/>\ncitrus took over by the early 20th century and made the county one of Florida&#8217;s leading<br \/>\norange producers until the catastrophic freeze of December 1989 destroyed most of its groves and<br \/>\npushed many growers out of the business for good.<\/p>\n<p>In 1949, four young Black men from the Groveland area were falsely accused of raping a white<br \/>\nwoman near Groveland, a case that drew national attention as sheriff&#8217;s deputies shot two of<br \/>\nthe men and a mob attempted to lynch the others. The Florida Board of Executive Clemency pardoned<br \/>\nthe &#8220;Groveland Four&#8221; in 2019, and a judge granted them posthumous exoneration in 2021.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>No interstate highway crosses Lake County. Florida&#8217;s Turnpike runs through the<br \/>\ncounty&#8217;s eastern side with four interchanges, and US 27 and US 441 carry most north-south<br \/>\ntraffic; SR 19, SR 33, SR 40, SR 44, SR 46 and SR 50 handle the cross-county routes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orlando &mdash; about 35 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Ocala &mdash; about 30 miles north<\/li>\n<li>The Villages &mdash; about 10 miles northwest of Leesburg<\/li>\n<li>Daytona Beach &mdash; about 45 miles northeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Orlando Sanford International Airport, about 25 miles east, and Orlando International Airport,<br \/>\nroughly 40 miles southeast, are the nearest commercial airports. The county has no Amtrak station;<br \/>\nthe nearest stops are in Winter Park and Sanford, both in the Orlando area.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Lake County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in central Florida&#8217;s lake-studded ridge country, about 35 miles northwest of<br \/>\nOrlando, bordered by Marion, Volusia, Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Polk and Sumter counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Lake County?<\/strong><br \/>\n383,956 at the 2020 census, with an estimate near 456,068 by 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Lake County?<\/strong><br \/>\n938 square miles (2,430 km2), of which about 719 square miles are land and 219 are water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Lake County?<\/strong><br \/>\nTavares, nicknamed &#8220;America&#8217;s Seaplane City,&#8221; is the county seat; Clermont is<br \/>\nthe largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Lake County?<\/strong><br \/>\nTen cities and four incorporated towns, plus 15 census-designated places with no local government<br \/>\nof their own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Lake County use?<\/strong><br \/>\nEach incorporated city and town has its own ZIP, from 32102 in Astor to 34797 in Yalaha; the full<br \/>\nlist is above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Lake County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nIts hundreds of named lakes, a citrus industry that dominated the county before the 1989 freeze,<br \/>\nand Mount Dora&#8217;s antique shops and festivals.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/florida\/\">Towns<br \/>\nand villages in Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lake County is a county in Florida, United States, about 35 miles northwest of Orlando. It had a population of 383,956 at the 2020 census, an estimated 456,068 by 2025, and covers 938 square miles (2,430 km2) centred near 28&deg;46&prime;N 81&deg;43&prime;W. 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