Welcome to Auburndale ...

The city of Auburndale is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Auburndale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Auburndale has a population of 16,606 people<2> (see below for details).

Auburndale is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Auburndale is located in the (863) area code.

The ZIP code for Auburndale: 33823<4>

Websites for Auburndale ...

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

Chamber of Commerce:   www.auburndalefl.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Auburndale had an population of 16,606 people. This is an increase of 22.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 50.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Auburndale had a population of 13,507 people. This makes Auburndale the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Auburndale represents 0.07% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 135th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,507 people, the population of Auburndale increased 22.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,032 people).

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

Communities Also Named Auburndale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Auburndale - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Auburndale ...

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

• Lakeland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <5>
• Haines City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines City
  • Haines City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines City <5>
• Bartow
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Bartow is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartow <5>
• Lake Wales
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wales
  • Lake Wales is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Wales <5>
• Davenport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
• Dundee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <5>
• Mulberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <5>
• Eagle Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <5>
• Polk City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City
  • Polk City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk City <5>
• Lake Hamilton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hamilton
  • Lake Hamilton is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Hamilton <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 Auburndale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Auburndale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Auburndale ...

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

Adding Auburndale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Auburndale post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Auburndale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Auburndale: www.ci.auburndale.fl.us/

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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