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Welcome to Lake Panasoffkee ...

Lake Panasoffkee is located in Sumter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Panasoffkee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1963.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Panasoffkee: Lk. Panasoffkee

Lake Panasoffkee is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lake Panasoffkee: 352

The ZIP code for Lake Panasoffkee: 33538<3>

Communities near Lake Panasoffkee ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Panasoffkee ...

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

Adding Lake Panasoffkee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Panasoffkee post office opened in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Panasoffkee.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Panasoffkee - 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 Lake Panasoffkee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Panasoffkee 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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