Orlando, Florida

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The city of Orlando is located in Orange County and is the county seat.

Orlando is near sea level^<1>.

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

Communities that are also named Orlando can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Orlando had a population of 185,951 people^<2> (or 20.6% of the total population of Orange County). The population of Orlando represented 1.16% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 6th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Orlando had a population of 230,519 people. This is an increase of 23.97% 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 Orlando.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamonte Springs	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	39,947	3.04% decrease
	Casselberry	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	24,759	9.41% increase
	Kissimmee	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	62,291	30.28% increase
	Maitland	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	14,931	24.23% increase
	Ocoee	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	32,290	32.38% increase
	Oviedo	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	32,606	23.9% increase

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

Websites for Orlando

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The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning 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) Orlando. 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.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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