Welcome to Clermont ...

The city of Clermont is located in Lake County<1>.

Clermont was established in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clermont has a population of 38,639 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Clermont is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Clermont: 352

The ZIP codes for Clermont: 34711-34713<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clermont had an population of 38,639 people. This is an increase of 34.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 314% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clermont had a population of 28,742 people (or 9.65% of the total population of Lake County). This makes Clermont the county's most populous community.

The population of Clermont represents 0.15% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,742 people, the population of Clermont increased 207.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,333 people).

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

Communities Also Named Clermont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Clermont - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey (2), New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island and Quebec (2).

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

Communities near Clermont ...

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

• Apopka
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Apopka
  • From Clermont to Apopka
• Ocoee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ocoee
  • From Clermont to Ocoee
• Winter Garden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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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 <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Winter Garden
  • From Clermont to Winter Garden
• Leesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leesburg
  • From Clermont to Leesburg
• Tavares
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Tavares is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tavares <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tavares
  • From Clermont to Tavares
• Mount Dora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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  • Mount Dora is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Dora
  • From Clermont to Mount Dora
• Mascotte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascotte
  • Mascotte is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascotte <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mascotte
  • From Clermont to Mascotte
• Windermere
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
  • Windermere is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windermere <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Windermere
  • From Clermont to Windermere
• Oakland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oakland
  • From Clermont to Oakland
• Astatula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astatula
  • Astatula is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astatula <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Astatula
  • From Clermont to Astatula

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clermont. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Clermont.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clermont ...

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

Adding Clermont to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Clermont post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clermont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clermont. 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: https://www.myflorida.com/