Local servicesHospitalAdventHealth Sebring6.4 miPost officeAvon Park Post Office3.1 miTown hallAvon Park City Hall3.0 miPoliceSebring Police Department8.5 miFire stationHighland Lakes Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 21.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Florida State College4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLakeland Linder International Airport LAL43 miMajor airportOrlando International Airport MCO57 miUS highwayUS 273.5 miAmtrakSebring, FL SBG8.7 miCoachAvon Park Murphy ExpressGreyhound3.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33826 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33826 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 53 min6:30 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 24 min7:12 am – 5:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 73°F, lows 49°F53 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare118 days above 90°F, 4 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Avon Park 2 W station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksFox Lakelake · 1.0 miDeer Lakelake · 1.2 miSouth Florida State Collegecollege · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMemorial Fieldpark · 3.0 miLake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.7 mi · 1,893 acresDurrah Martin Complexrecreation area · 4.2 miHighlands Hammock State Parkstate park · 10.5 mi · 9,238 acresEverglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge And Conservation Areanational wildlife refuge · 12.3 mi · 3,855 acresCrooked Lake Wildlife and Environmental Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 1,147 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateHighlands County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025338 of 356 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Highlands County monitors, FL
Drinking waterCity of Avon Parkserves 19,361 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202111 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation88 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
