Welcome to Tavares ...

The city of Tavares is located in Lake County<1> and is the County Seat for Lake County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tavares, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tavares has a population of 17,738 people<2> (see below for details).

Tavares is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Tavares is within the boundaries of the (352) area code.

The ZIP code for Tavares: 32778<4>

Websites for Tavares ...

Official Website: www.tavares.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tavares had an population of 17,738 people. This is an increase of 27.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 82.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tavares had a population of 13,951 people. This makes Tavares the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Tavares represents 0.07% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,951 people, the population of Tavares increased 43.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,700 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Tavares.

Communities near Tavares ...

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

• Apopka
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Clermont
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Groveland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Groveland is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <5>
• Lady Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Minneola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneola
  • Minneola is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minneola <5>
• Fruitland Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
  • Fruitland Park is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland Park <5>
• Wildwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <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 Tavares. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tavares.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tavares. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tavares.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tavares ...

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

Adding Tavares to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tavares 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 Tavares was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tavares.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tavares: www.tavares.org/

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

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