Welcome to Fruitland Park ...

The city of Fruitland Park is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fruitland Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fruitland Park has a population of 10,741 people<2> (see below for details).

Fruitland Park is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fruitland Park is located in the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Fruitland Park: 34731<4>

Websites for Fruitland Park ...

Official Website: www.fruitlandpark.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fruitland Park had an population of 10,741 people. This is an increase of 163.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 237.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fruitland Park had a population of 4,078 people. This makes Fruitland Park the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Fruitland Park represents 0.02% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 228th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,078 people, the population of Fruitland Park increased 28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,186 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fruitland Park.

Communities Also Named Fruitland Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fruitland Park - it's located in Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fruitland Park.

Communities near Fruitland Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fruitland Park.

• Eustis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Eustis is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <5>
• Tavares
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (4 miles [6.4 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>
• Mount Dora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <5>
• Wildwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Belleview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Belleview is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleview <5>
• Umatilla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <5>
• Bushnell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Astatula
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astatula
  • Astatula is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astatula <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 Fruitland Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fruitland Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fruitland Park. 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 Fruitland Park.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fruitland Park ...

Looking for more information about Fruitland Park? 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 Fruitland Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fruitland Park.

Adding Fruitland Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fruitland Park 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 Fruitland Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fruitland Park post office opened in 1889.

We also found Fruitland Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruitland Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fruitland Park: www.fruitlandpark.org/

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

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