Welcome to Mount Dora ...

The city of Mount Dora is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Dora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Dora: Mt. Dora

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Dora has a population of 14,514 people<2> (see below for details).

Mount Dora is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mount Dora: (352)

The ZIP codes for Mount Dora: 32756-32757<4>

Websites for Mount Dora ...

Official Website: www.ci.mount-dora.fl.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Dora had an population of 14,514 people. This is an increase of 17.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 54.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Dora had a population of 12,370 people. This makes Mount Dora the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Mount Dora represents 0.07% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 142nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,370 people, the population of Mount Dora increased 31.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,418 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Dora.

Communities Also Named Mount Dora ...

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

Communities near Mount Dora ...

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

• Apopka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apopka
  • Apopka is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apopka <5>
• Ocoee
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
• Winter Garden
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Altamonte Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Clermont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Leesburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• De Bary
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Longwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Longwood is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longwood <5>
• Lady Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
  • Lady Lake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lady Lake <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 Mount Dora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Dora.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Dora. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Dora.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Dora ...

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

Adding Mount Dora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Dora 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 Mount Dora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Dora post office opened in 1883.

We also found Mount Dora in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Dora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mount Dora: www.ci.mount-dora.fl.us/

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

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