Welcome to Sebring ...

The city of Sebring is located in Highlands County<1> and is the County Seat for Highlands County.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sebring has a population of 10,555 people<2> (see below for details).

Sebring is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sebring, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Sebring: (863)

The ZIP codes for Sebring: 33870-33872<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sebring had an population of 10,555 people. This is an increase of 0.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sebring had a population of 10,491 people (or 10.64% of the total population of Highlands County). This makes Sebring the county's most populous community.

The population of Sebring represents 0.06% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,491 people, the population of Sebring increased 8.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,667 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sebring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sebring - they are located in Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sebring ...

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

• Avon Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park
  • Avon Park is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Park <5>
• Frostproof
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostproof
  • Frostproof is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostproof <5>
• Lake Placid
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <5>
• De Soto City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
  • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
• Alpine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Highlands County
• Crewsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
  • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
• Pittsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Polk County
• Lorida
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorida
  • Lorida is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorida <5>
• Sylvan Shores
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
  • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
• Placid Lakes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placid Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
  • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sebring. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sebring.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sebring ...

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

Adding Sebring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sebring 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 Sebring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

We also found Sebring mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sebring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highlands County: www.hcbcc.net/

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