Welcome to Sorrento ...

Sorrento is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sorrento, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Sorrento is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Sorrento lies within the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Sorrento: 32776<3>

Communities Also Named Sorrento ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Sorrento - they are located in British Columbia, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland and Ohio.

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

Communities near Sorrento ...

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

• Deltona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deltona
  • Deltona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltona <4>
• Sanford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Apopka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Ocoee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Winter Garden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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  • Winter Garden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Garden <4>
• Altamonte Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamonte Springs
  • Altamonte Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamonte Springs <4>
• Winter Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
  • Winter Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Springs <4>
• Winter Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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  • Winter Park is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <4>
• Casselberry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselberry
  • Casselberry is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casselberry <4>
• Leesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>

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 Sorrento. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sorrento.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sorrento ...

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

Adding Sorrento to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sorrento 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 Sorrento was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sorrento post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sorrento.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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