Welcome to De Land ...

The city of De Land is located in Volusia County<1> and is the County Seat for Volusia County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of De Land, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, De Land has a population of 34,945 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

De Land lies within the (386) area code.

The ZIP codes for De Land: 32720-32721, 32724<4>

Websites for De Land ...

Official Website:   www.deland.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delandchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, De Land had an population of 34,945 people. This is an increase of 29.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 67.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, De Land had a population of 27,031 people (which is 5.47% of the total population of Volusia County). This makes De Land the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of De Land represents 0.14% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 27,031 people, the population of De Land increased 29.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 20,904 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for De Land.

Communities Also Named De Land ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named De Land - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near De Land ...

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

• Deltona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deltona
  • Deltona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltona <5>
• Port Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
  • Port Orange is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orange <5>
• Sanford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• De Bary
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bary
  • De Bary is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Bary <5>
• Lake Mary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary
  • Lake Mary is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mary <5>
• Pierson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
  • Pierson is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <5>
• Highland Park ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Highland Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
• Cassadaga
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga
  • Cassadaga is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassadaga <5>
• Glenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Volusia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
• Lake Helen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Helen
  • Lake Helen is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Helen <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 De Land. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for De Land.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around De Land. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for De Land.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Land ...

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

Adding De Land to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of De Land 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 De Land was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Land.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for De Land: www.deland.org/

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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