Fruitland Park, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Fruitland Park-Lady Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34731. The Survey maps it on the Leesburg West quadrangle. 8,325 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 108 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1955 to 1979The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Fruitland Park
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Hill Crestlisted 2015
Holy Trinity Episcopal Churchlisted 1974- Fruitland Park Community Centerlisted 2015
Population over time
3 figuresFruitland Park grew from 3,186 to 8,325 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,186 | |
| 2010 | 4,078 | +892 (+28%) |
| 2020 | 8,325 | +4,247 (+104%) |
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.
- 1955 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Leesburg West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Fruitland Park between 1992 and 2020, burning about 405 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 60/PELZER/1060 |
| 2 September 1993 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 35/WOODGATE FIRE/0994 |
| 20 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fruitland Park: 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Loy - Loy's Pit | Peat | Producer | Peat | |
| Hewitt Contracting Company, Inc. - Hewitt Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Logan Sitework Contractiors, Inc. - Logan Mine | Sand | Unknown | ||
| Logan Sitework Contractors, Inc. - Logan Sand & Clay Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
13 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fruitland Park in 13 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2001 | Lightning | Fruitland Park | 5 hurt | Five teenage boys were injured as they passed by a large tree that was struck by lightning. All five were knocked to the ground and were transported by ambulance to a local hospital. One boy received a serious cut on his neck from flying chips of wood when the tree was struck. The other four received minor injuries. |
| June 2000 | Lightning | Fruitland Park | 1 hurt | A 31 year old Fruitland Park man was struck and injured by lightning while he was in his home. The lightning apparently came through a glass window and struck the man. He was knocked unconscious and transported to a local hospital. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland Park | $30,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and severly damaged the roof of a house. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland Park | $30,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and severly damaged the roof of a house. |
| September 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Fruitland Park | $22,000 | Emergency Management officials provided detailed wind damage reports which occurred along a 4.35 mile long south-to-north path from Fruitland Park to Lady Lake, parallel to and just west of U.S. Highway 441. The damage consisted mainly of downed trees, branches and powerlines, although two homes in Lady Lake sustained structural damage due to falling trees. The most significant damage occurred on the east side of the tornado track, due to the rapid storm motion of 60 mph. The discontinuous damage path began near the College Avenue and W Miller Street in Fruitland Park and ended in Lady Lake, about midway between the Recreation Plantation RV Resort and Highway 441. A review of all available data suggests that the wind damage was likely the result of a EF-0 tornado (winds estimated 70-75 mph). Isolated tree damage south and north of the tornado track was likely due to strong straight-line winds associated with the cell. DI2, DOD1, EXP; DI27, DOD2, EXP; DI27, DOD3, LB. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland Park | $500 | Lake County Emergency Management reported a couple of fallen trees and minor structural damage in Fruitland Park. Large tree branches blocked a portion of Linmar Ave and Spring Lake Rd. Time estimated via radar. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland Park | - | A trained weather spotter reported that wind downed thick trees and that shingle and soffit damage occurred to several homes near Ulrick Street in Fruitland Acres. Photographs were also received of roof damage to a nearby church. The wind damage likely resulted from a microburst. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland Park | - | Lake County Emergency Management reported several trees downed by thunderstorm winds in Fruitland Park. The tree damage occurred along Sail Fish Avenue, Robin Drive, and Old Hickory Lane. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Fruitland Park | - | A trained weather spotter observed nickel sized hail falling in Groveland as a strong thunderstorm moved quickly east across the region. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland Park | - | Penny sized hail fell at Timbertop Nursery in Fruitland Park. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland Park | - | Thunderstorm winds turned over a large shed and blew down a tree in Fruitland Park. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland Park | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and destroyed a shed in Fruitland Park. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Fruitland Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Whitney | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Leesburg | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lady Lake | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Recreation Plantation Resort | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Carlton Village | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Orange Blossom Hills South | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Conant | 5.4 miles | 13 |
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 Fruitland Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q604797 | 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 282844. 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.





