Welcome to Minneola ...

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Minneola has a population of 12,585 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Minneola is located in the (352) area code.

The ZIP codes for Minneola: 34715, 34755<4>

Websites for Minneola ...

Official Website: www.ci.minneola.fl.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Minneola had an population of 12,585 people. This is an increase of 33.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 131.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Minneola had a population of 9,403 people. This makes Minneola the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Minneola represents 0.05% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 164th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,403 people, the population of Minneola increased 73.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,435 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Minneola.

Communities Also Named Minneola ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 7 communities that are also named Minneola - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Kansas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Minneola ...

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

• Apopka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apopka
  • Apopka is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apopka <5>
• Ocoee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
  • Ocoee is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <5>
• Winter Garden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden
  • Winter Garden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Garden <5>
• Leesburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Eustis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Groveland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Mount Dora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Mascotte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Windermere
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
  • Windermere is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windermere <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 Minneola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minneola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minneola ...

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

Adding Minneola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Minneola post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Minneola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Minneola: www.ci.minneola.fl.us/

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

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