Welcome to Center Hill ...

The city of Center Hill is located in Sumter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Center Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Center Hill has a population of 1,473 people<2> (see below for details).

Center Hill is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Center Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Center Hill: (352)

The ZIP code for Center Hill: 33514<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Center Hill had an population of 1,473 people. This is an increase of 49.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 61.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Center Hill had a population of 988 people. This makes Center Hill the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 988 people, the population of Center Hill increased 8.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 910 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Center Hill.

Communities Also Named Center Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Center Hill: This one is located in Sumter County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 22 communities that are also named Center Hill - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Hill.

Communities near Center Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Center Hill.

• Clermont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <5>
• Leesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Groveland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Groveland is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <5>
• Tavares
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavares
  • Tavares is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tavares <5>
• Lady Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
  • Lady Lake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lady Lake <5>
• Minneola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
  • Minneola is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <5>
• Fruitland Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
  • Fruitland Park is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland Park <5>
• Wildwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <5>
• Mascotte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascotte
  • Mascotte is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascotte <5>
• Bushnell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Center Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Center Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Center Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Center Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Hill ...

Looking for more information about Center Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Center Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Center Hill.

Adding Center Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Center Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Center Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Center Hill post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sumter County: www.bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/