Ocala, Florida

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The city of Ocala is located in Marion County and is the county seat.

Ocala is near sea level^<1>.

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

Both Nevada and Virginia have communities that are also named Ocala.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Ocala had a population of 45,943 people^<2> (or 17.65% of the total population of Marion County). The population of Ocala represented 0.29% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Ocala had a population of 54,801 people. This is an increase of 19.28% 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 Ocala.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belleview	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	4,467	28.44% increase
	Carlton Village	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Dunnellon	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,009	5.85% increase
	East Williston	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Lady Lake	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	14,940	26.31% increase
	McIntosh	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	521	15.01% increase

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

Websites for Ocala

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The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<4>

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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) Ocala. 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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