Welcome to Wildwood ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wildwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wildwood has a population of 7,343 people<2> (see below for details).

Wildwood is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wildwood: (352)

The ZIP code for Wildwood: 34785<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wildwood had an population of 7,343 people. This is an increase of 9.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 87.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wildwood had a population of 6,709 people (which is 7.18% of the total population of Sumter County). This makes Wildwood the county's most populous community.

The population of Wildwood represents 0.04% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 188th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,709 people, the population of Wildwood increased 70.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,924 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wildwood ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 87 communities that are also named Wildwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (5), Colorado, Georgia (5), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (7), Minnesota, Mississippi (5), Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (5), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah (4), Virginia (6), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wildwood ...

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

• Leesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Tavares
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Fruitland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Inverness
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <5>
• Belleview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Bushnell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Center Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
  • Center Hill is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Hill <5>
• Webster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <5>
• Howey-in-the-Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howey-in-the-Hills
  • Howey-in-the-Hills is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howey-in-the-Hills <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 Wildwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wildwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildwood ...

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

Adding Wildwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wildwood post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wildwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wildwood. 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/