Welcome to Apopka ...

The city of Apopka is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Apopka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Apopka has a population of 53,579 people<2> (see below for details).

Apopka is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Apopka: (407) and (321)<4>

The ZIP codes for Apopka: 32703-32704, 32712<5>

Websites for Apopka ...

Official Website: www.apopka.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Apopka had an population of 53,579 people. This is an increase of 28.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 101.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Apopka had a population of 41,542 people. This makes Apopka the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Apopka represents 0.22% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 60th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 41,542 people, the population of Apopka increased 55.93% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 26,642 people).

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

Communities near Apopka ...

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

• Orlando
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Orlando is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlando <6>
• Sanford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <6>
• Ocoee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Winter Garden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Altamonte Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamonte Springs
  • Altamonte Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamonte Springs <6>
• Oviedo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Clermont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
  • Clermont is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <6>
• Winter Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
  • Winter Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Springs <6>
• Winter Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <6>
• Casselberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casselberry
  • Casselberry is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casselberry <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Apopka. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Apopka.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Apopka ...

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

Adding Apopka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Apopka post office opened in 1869.

We also found Apopka in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apopka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Apopka: www.apopka.net/

The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyfl.net/

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