Winter Haven, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tampa. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the west of Winter Haven and has a population of 303,447 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Orlando. It is located about 36 miles [57 km] to the northeast of Winter Haven and has a population of 185,951 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamonte Springs	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	39,947	3.04% decrease
	Apopka	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	37,935	42.39% increase
	Bartow	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	16,919	10.29% increase
	Casselberry	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	24,759	9.41% increase
	Haines City	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	19,056	44.65% increase
	Kissimmee	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	62,291	30.28% increase
	Lakeland	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	93,333	18.97% increase
	Leesburg	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	22,113	38.59% increase
	Maitland	NE	46 mi [74 km]	14,931	24.23% increase
	Ocoee	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	32,290	32.38% increase
	Plant City	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	32,761	9.51% increase
	Saint Cloud	NE	30 mi [48.28 km]	28,745	43.2% increase
	Temple Terrace	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	22,619	8.13% increase
	Winter Garden	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	29,385	104.76% increase
	Winter Park	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	27,909	15.85% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburndale	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	14,353	30.1% increase
	Combee Settlement	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Cypress Gardens	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Dundee	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	3,276	12.5% increase
	Eagle Lake	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	2,734	9.54% increase
	Fussels Corner	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Highland City	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Inwood	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Jan-Phyl Village	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Lake Alfred	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	4,508	15.89% increase
	Lake Hamilton	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,435	10.05% increase
	Lake Hammock Village	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Lake Wales	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	14,474	41.99% increase
	Wahneta	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Waverly	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---

Polk County

Winter Haven is located in Polk County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk: Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco and Sumter.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Winter Haven
	Hardee County	S	Bowling Green	27 miles [43 km]
	Highlands County	S	Avon Park Lakes	29 miles [46 km]
	Hillsborough County	W	Thomas Oaks	20 miles [32 km]
	Lake County	N	Citrus Ridge	22 miles [35 km]
	Manatee County	SW	Duette	39 miles [62 km]
	Orange County	N	Bay Lake	26 miles [41 km]
	Osceola County	NE	Poinciana Place	16 miles [25 km]
	Pasco County	NW	Branchborough	27 miles [43 km]
	Sumter County	NW	Cumpressco	30 miles [48 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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