Chuluota, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Oviedo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32766. It stands on Mills Branch. The Survey maps it on the Geneva quadrangle. 2,524 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 59 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1953 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 26 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1953 against another survey:
Population over time
2 figuresChuluota grew from 2,483 to 2,524 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,483 | |
| 2020 | 2,524 | +41 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
185 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 185 fires within 5 miles of Chuluota between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,143 acres in total. 79 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 79 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | LOCKWOOD- (59) |
| 8 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | SWEET LEAF (48) |
| 8 August 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 1996 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | OFF THE ROAD (03) |
| 3 August 1993 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 29 August 2007 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | LADDER STAND (3) |
| 28 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 314 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Chuluota: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbard Construction - Demetree North Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chuluota in 10 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Flood | Chuluota | $27,000,000 | Seminole County Emergency Management reported significant urban, street, and low-lying flooding as a result of 4 to 8 inches (southeast) 8 to 12 inches (northwest) of rain in association with Hurricane Milton. A period of very heavy rainfall rates associated with the core of the storm led to flash flooding during the overnight period (Oct 9 - 10).||The heavy rain that fell as a result of the storm also led to a long-term river flood event along the St. Johns with the river near Geneva entering major flood on Oct 14, peaking at 10.15 feet on Oct 15. At Deland, the river rapidly rose to major flood stage on Oct 11, peaking at 5.49 ft on Oct. 14. |
| October 2024 | Flash Flood | Chuluota | - | A period of very heavy rainfall in association with the core of Hurricane Milton moved across Seminole County overnight Oct 9 - 10, resulting in widespread flash flooding across the county. An estimated 4 to 8 inches of rain fell across an area already saturated from 3 to 5 inches of rain earlier in the day. Seminole County Emergency Management received reports of several water-related rescues and a few roads that were partially or totally collapsed. Damage estimates for the flash flood event are unavailable; however, cost estimates for the entire flood event during Hurricane Milton are noted in the corresponding flood entry. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chuluota | - | Amateur radio operated relayed reports from Seminole County Fire Rescue of downed powerlines on County Road 419 in Chuluota. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Chuluota | - | A member of the public relayed video via social media from Chuluota showing mainly dime to nickel sized hail with a few quarter-sized hail stones mixed in. The same person also sent a video showing strong winds blowing over a trampoline. Those winds are estimated to be around 55 mph. |
| March 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chuluota | - | Water Management District Officials observed numerous cypress trees toppled by very intense straight line winds associated with squall line passage. The downed trees were discovered in a rural conservation region, just west of the St. Johns River Basin. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chuluota | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down tree and a fence in Chuluota. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chuluota | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines near Chuluota. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Chuluota | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Chuluota | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chuluota | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Kolokee | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Alafaya Woods | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Snow Hill | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Charm | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Truck Corner | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Oviedo | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Buda | 5.0 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Chuluota | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2160280 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 277631. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





