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Welcome to Center Hill ...

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Center Hill has a population of 1,473 people<2> (see below for details).

Center Hill is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Center Hill: 352

The ZIP code for Center Hill: 33514<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Center Hill had an population of 1,473 people. This is an increase of 49.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 61.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Center Hill had a population of 988 people. This makes Center Hill the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 988 people, the population of Center Hill increased 8.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 910 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Center Hill.

Communities Also Named Center Hill ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 22 communities that are also named Center Hill - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (2), Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Center Hill ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Center Hill ...

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

Adding Center Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Center Hill post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Center Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Center Hill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Center Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Center Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Center Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/