Lakeland, Florida

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The city of Lakeland is located in Polk County.

Lakeland is 50 feet [15.24 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Lakeland can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Lakeland had a population of 78,452 people^<2> (or 16.16% of the total population of Polk County). The population of Lakeland represented 0.49% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 21st most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Lakeland had a population of 93,333 people. This is an increase of 18.97% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Lakeland.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburndale	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	14,353	30.1% increase
	Bartow	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	16,919	10.29% increase
	Eagle Lake	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,734	9.54% increase
	Lake Alfred	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,508	15.89% increase
	Lake Hamilton	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,435	10.05% increase
	Mulberry	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,187	1.33% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Lakeland.

Websites for Lakeland

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Lakeland. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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