Lakeland, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tampa. It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the west of Lakeland and has a population of 303,447 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Saint Petersburg. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the southwest of Lakeland and has a population of 248,232 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bartow	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	16,919	10.29% increase
	Clearwater	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	105,774	2.77% decrease
	Kissimmee	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	62,291	30.28% increase
	Leesburg	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	22,113	38.59% increase
	New Port Richey	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	17,578	9.06% increase
	Ocoee	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	32,290	32.38% increase
	Orlando	NE	46 mi [74 km]	230,519	23.97% increase
	Pinellas Park	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	47,173	3.32% increase
	Plant City	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	32,761	9.51% increase
	Safety Harbor	W	45 mi [72.4 km]	17,089	0.66% decrease
	Saint Cloud	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	28,745	43.2% increase
	Tarpon Springs	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	23,369	11.27% increase
	Temple Terrace	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	22,619	8.13% increase
	Winter Garden	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	29,385	104.76% increase
	Winter Haven	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	33,353	25.92% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburndale	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	14,353	30.1% increase
	Colonial Village	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Combee Settlement	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Crystal Lake	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Fox Town	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Fussels Corner	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Gibsonia	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Highland City	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Kathleen	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Kings Village	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Lakeland Highlands	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Medulla	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Mulberry	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,187	1.33% decrease
	Plant City Heights	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Winston	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---

Polk County

Lakeland is located in Polk County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk: Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco and Sumter.

Below are counties that are near Lakeland (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lakeland:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lakeland
	Hardee County	S	Bowling Green	29 miles [46 km]
	Hernando County	NW	Dutton Still	31 miles [49 km]
	Highlands County	SW	Alpine	29 miles [46 km]
	Hillsborough County	W	Maxwell Acres	6 miles [9 km]
	Lake County	NE	Citrus Ridge	26 miles [41 km]
	Manatee County	S	Duette	33 miles [53 km]
	Orange County	NE	Bay Lake	32 miles [51 km]
	Osceola County	NE	ChampionsGate	24 miles [38 km]
	Pasco County	NW	Crystal Springs	15 miles [24 km]
	Sumter County	N	Cumpressco	21 miles [33 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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