Welcome to Groveland ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Groveland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Groveland has a population of 16,433 people<2> (see below for details).

Groveland is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Groveland lies within the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Groveland: 34736<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Groveland had an population of 16,433 people. This is an increase of 88.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 596.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Groveland had a population of 8,729 people. This makes Groveland the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Groveland represents 0.05% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 170th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,729 people, the population of Groveland increased 269.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,360 people).

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

Communities Also Named Groveland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Groveland - they are located in California, Georgia (5), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Groveland ...

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

• Ocoee
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Winter Garden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden
  • 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>
• Leesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Tavares
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavares
  • Tavares is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tavares <5>
• Minneola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
  • Minneola is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <5>
• Windermere
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Bushnell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Oakland
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Astatula
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Montverde
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montverde
  • Montverde is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montverde <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 Groveland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Groveland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Groveland ...

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

Adding Groveland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Groveland post office opened in 1912.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Groveland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Groveland. 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/