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	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamonte Springs	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	39,947	3.04% decrease
	Apopka	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	37,935	42.39% increase
	Casselberry	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	24,759	9.41% increase
	De Bary	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	---
	De Land	E	41 mi [66 km]	27,243	30.32% increase
	Eustis	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	19,129	26.63% increase
	Leesburg	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	22,113	38.59% increase
	Longwood	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	13,493	1.83% decrease
	Maitland	SE	41 mi [66 km]	14,931	24.23% increase
	Ocoee	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	32,290	32.38% increase
	Oviedo	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	32,606	23.9% increase
	Sanford	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	50,634	32.23% increase
	Winter Garden	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	29,385	104.76% increase
	Winter Park	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	27,909	15.85% increase
	Winter Springs	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	32,667	3.16% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bassville Park	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Belleview	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	4,467	28.44% increase
	Carlton Village	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Coleman	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	763	17.93% increase
	Fruitland Park	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	4,293	34.75% increase
	Lady Lake	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	14,940	26.31% increase
	Lake Panasoffkee	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Lisbon	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Mid Florida Lakes	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Okahumpka	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Silver Lake	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Silver Springs Shores	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Sunnyside	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Tavares	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	13,746	41.71% increase
	Wildwood	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,889	0.89% 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:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From The Villages
	Alachua County	N	Island Grove	36 miles [57 km]
	Citrus County	W	Arlington	24 miles [38 km]
	Hernando County	SW	Istachatta	26 miles [41 km]
	Levy County	NW	Morriston	37 miles [59 km]
	Marion County	NE	Weirsdale	3 miles [4 km]
	Orange County	SE	Tangerine	23 miles [37 km]
	Pasco County	S	Clay Sink	32 miles [51 km]
	Putnam County	NE	William Gardner Grant	36 miles [57 km]
	Seminole County	E	Markham	35 miles [56 km]
	Sumter County	S	Cherry Lake	1 miles [1 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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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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