Local servicesHospitalAdventHealth Lake Placid4.3 miPost officeLake Placid Post Office3.3 miTown hallLake Placid Town Hall4.3 miPoliceLake Placid Police Department2.8 miFire stationPlacid Lake Volunteer Fire Department Station 391.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPunta Gorda Airport PGD44 miMajor airportSouthwest Florida International Airport RSW55 miUS highwayUS 272.0 miAmtrakSebring, FL SBG17 miCoachLake Placid Wendy'SGreyhound2.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33852 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33852 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 52 min6:31 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 25 min7:11 am – 5:36 pm
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People21,630 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.89,784 householdsMedian household income $54,841Median home value $205,800Median rent $1,063 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,516 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 7,666 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, construction 12%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 29 minutes77% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 19%, Tagalog 1%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 75°F, lows 48°F54 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare140 days above 90°F, 9 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Archbold Bio Stn station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Placidlake · 1.4 miMirror Lakelake · 1.6 miBumblebee Islandisland · 8.1 miHog Island Hammockisland · 9.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake June-in-Winter Scrub State Parkstate park · 2.9 mi · 846 acresLake June Park/Sports Complexpark · 3.1 miLake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 15,446 acresHighlands Hammock State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 9,238 acresPlatt Branch Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Areastate conservation land · 14.0 mi · 1,972 acresLake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.0 mi · 1,898 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
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPlacid Lakes Utilities, INCserves 3,307 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation103 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
