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The Villages, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Deltona. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the east of The Villages and has a population of 69,543 people.<1>

The next largest community is Ocala. It is located about 20 miles [32 km] to the northwest of The Villages and has a population of 45,943 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Altamonte Springs   SE39 mi [62.8 km]39,9473.04% decrease
 Apopka   SE30 mi [48.28 km]37,93542.39% increase
 Casselberry   SE42 mi [67.6 km]24,7599.41% increase
 De Bary   E38 mi [61.2 km]---
 De Land   E41 mi [66 km]27,24330.32% increase
 Eustis   E17 mi [27.36 km]19,12926.63% increase
 Leesburg   S13 mi [20.92 km]22,11338.59% increase
 Longwood   SE40 mi [64.4 km]13,4931.83% decrease
 Maitland   SE41 mi [66 km]14,93124.23% increase
 Ocoee   SE35 mi [56.3 km]32,29032.38% increase
 Oviedo   E50 mi [80.5 km]32,60623.9% increase
 Sanford   E42 mi [67.6 km]50,63432.23% increase
 Winter Garden   SE35 mi [56.3 km]29,385104.76% increase
 Winter Park   SE43 mi [69.2 km]27,90915.85% increase
 Winter Springs   E44 mi [70.8 km]32,6673.16% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bassville Park   SE13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Belleview   NW10 mi [16.09 km]4,46728.44% increase
 Carlton Village   E4 mi [6.44 km]---
 Coleman   SW11 mi [17.7 km]76317.93% increase
 Fruitland Park   SE5 mi [8.05 km]4,29334.75% increase
 Lady Lake   SE2 mi [3.22 km]14,94026.31% increase
 Lake Panasoffkee   SW14 mi [22.53 km]---
 Lisbon   SE11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Mid Florida Lakes   E13 mi [20.92 km]---
 Okahumpka   S12 mi [19.31 km]---
 Silver Lake   SE11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Silver Springs Shores   N12 mi [19.31 km]---
 Sunnyside   SE11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Tavares   SE16 mi [25.75 km]13,74641.71% increase
 Wildwood   S8 mi [12.87 km]3,8890.89% decrease

Lake County

The Villages is primarily located in Lake County. A portion of The Villages extends into Marion County and Sumter County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia.

While not sharing a border with Lake, the counties of Citrus and Hernando are close to The Villages.

Below are counties that are near The Villages (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to The Villages:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
The Villages
 Alachua County   NIsland Grove36 miles [57 km]
 Citrus County   WArlington24 miles [38 km]
 Hernando County   SWIstachatta26 miles [41 km]
 Levy County   NWMorriston37 miles [59 km]
 Marion County   NEWeirsdale3 miles [4 km]
 Orange County   SETangerine23 miles [37 km]
 Pasco County   SClay Sink32 miles [51 km]
 Putnam County   NEWilliam Gardner Grant36 miles [57 km]
 Seminole County   EMarkham35 miles [56 km]
 Sumter County   SCherry Lake1 miles [1 km]



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) The Villages. 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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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Off-the-Road Links

The following websites contain collections of photos taken around The Villages:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on The Villages? Please visit the Map Page for The Villages.


Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for The Villages.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between The Villages and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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