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Welcome to Paola ...

Paola is located in Seminole County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

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

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

Area Codes for Paola: 407 & 321<3>

Communities Also Named Paola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Paola: This one is located in Seminole County and the other is located in Lake County.

Beyond Florida, there are 3 communities that are also named Paola - they are located in California and Kansas.

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

Communities near Paola ...

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

  • Orlando
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Deltona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sanford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Apopka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocoee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Altamonte Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oviedo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
    • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <4>
  • Winter Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • De Land
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Winter Park
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Paola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paola ...

Looking for more information about Paola? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Paola, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paola.

Adding Paola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Paola post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Seminole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 407 code has been Overlayed with the 321 area code. New phone numbers in the Paola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 407 or 321. As a result, placing a call in the Paola area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/