Welcome to Babson Park ...

Babson Park is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Babson Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Babson Park is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Babson Park (for example, toward Fellsmere), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Babson Park: (863)

The ZIP code for Babson Park: 33827<3>

Communities Also Named Babson Park ...

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

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

Communities near Babson Park ...

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

• Winter Haven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Haven
  • Winter Haven is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Haven <4>
• Bartow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Lake Wales
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Avon Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park
  • Avon Park is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Park <4>
• Fort Meade
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Meade
  • Fort Meade is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Meade <4>
• Dundee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Frostproof
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostproof
  • Frostproof is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostproof <4>
• Eagle Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Lake Hamilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Highland Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Highland Park is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Babson Park ...

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

Adding Babson Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Babson Park post office opened in 1923.

We also found Babson Park on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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