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Welcome to Floral City ...

Floral City is located in Citrus County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Floral City


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

Floral City is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Floral City: 352

The ZIP code for Floral City: 34436<3>

Communities near Floral City ...

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

  • Brooksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Inverness
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Wildwood

      From Floral City to Wildwood

  • Bushnell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Bushnell

      From Floral City to Bushnell

  • Center Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Webster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Webster

      From Floral City to Webster

  • Coleman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Coleman

      From Floral City to Coleman

  • Bay Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Bay Hill

      From Floral City to Bay Hill

  • Inverness Highlands South
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Istachatta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floral City ...

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

Adding Floral City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Floral City post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floral City.

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

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Citrus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Floral City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Floral City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Floral City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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