BlockOrlando, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Orlando census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32801. It stands on Fern Creek. The Survey maps it on the Orlando West quadrangle. 334,854 people lived here at the 2024 count. It stands 112 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1955 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 40 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
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On record in Orlando
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 12 of 22 shown
S. Howard Atha Houselisted 2009
J.J. Bridges Houselisted 1984
First Church of Christ Scientistlisted 1980
Griffin Park Historic Districtlisted 1996
Holden-Parramore Historic Districtlisted 2009
John N. Huttig Estatelisted 1993
Lake Adair-Lake Concord Historic Districtlisted 2011
Lake Eola Heights Historic Districtlisted 1992
Lake Ivanhoe Historic Residential Districtlisted 2010
Mizell-Leu House Historic Districtlisted 1994
Old Orlando Railroad Depotlisted 1976
Orlando Utilities Commission Administration Buildinglisted 2012
Population over time
2 figuresOrlando grew from 238,300 to 307,573 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 | 238,300 | |
| 2020 | 307,573 | +69,273 (+29%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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
- 1956 USGS Orlando West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Orlando quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Orlando West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Orlando between 1992 and 2017, burning about 7,594 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 15 July 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 June 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 June 1998 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 14 June 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 May 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 28 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 27 May 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 134 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orlando in 134 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 58 hail, 49 thunderstorm wind, 15 lightning, 3 tornado. The reports record 4 deaths and 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1998 | Lightning | Orlando | 2 killed | Two men were struck and killed by lightning while fishing from a canoe in Lake Mack in Orlando. |
| June 2000 | Lightning | Orlando | 1 killed, 2 hurt | A 27 year old man was struck and killed by lightning while standing in a parking lot. Two people near him were injured. |
| July 1997 | Heat | Orlando | 1 killed | A high temperature of 97 degrees was recorded at Orlando International Airport. This was only six degrees above normal, but the heat claimed one life. A 22 year old man was found unconscious a parking lot laying on the hot asphalt. He was taken to a hospital where his internal temperature was recorded at 106 degrees. He died later that day. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Orlando | 3 hurt | Three construction workers were injured by lightning in Orlando. One worker was hospitalized. The other two were treated and released. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Orlando | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Orlando | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | 1 hurt, $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms produced dime size hail in the Disney area and blew down a large tree onto a house in Orlando injuring one person. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | 1 hurt, $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof and broke windows at a restaurant in east Orlando. A woman was injured by flying glass. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Orlando | 1 hurt | A male road construction worker was injured by lightning and transported to a local hospital. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Orlando | 1 hurt | A man was injured by lightning while outside in the City of Orlando. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Orlando | 1 hurt | A man was hospitalized after being struck by lightning in Orlando. |
| August 1997 | Lightning | Orlando | 1 hurt | A thirteen year old boy on a motorized skateboard was struck and seriously injured by lightning. |
| July 2001 | Heavy Rain | Orlando | $20,000,000 | The roof collapsed at a flight training center when excessive water collected on the roof due to a clogged drain. Flight simulators valued at over 30 million dollars were damaged. Around 2.5 inches of rain fell in the Orlando area that day. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $2,500,000 | A severe thunderstorm swept just south of downtown Orlando blowing down numerous large trees that damaged about five homes. Doors and roofs of two warehouses were damaged. A wind gust to 71 mph was recorded at Orlando Executive Airport damaging two aircraft. Thirty telephone service trucks were damaged, most with broken glass. Total damage was estimated between $2 and $3 million. |
| July 2019 | Lightning | North Orlando | $1,000,000 | As a thunderstorm moved across Winter Park, lightning struck the peak of a building on the Rollins College campus. Although the lightning didn't result in a fire, the strike burnt a large amount of insulation within the attic. The burnt insulation was then deposited as thick soot throughout five classrooms and twenty offices via the air conditioning system. The result was one million dollars in property damage. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $590,000 | Local broadcast media relayed reports of large trees that were downed by a severe thunderstorm onto two homes in the Orlando area. The falling trees caused significant damage to both structures, and City of Orlando officials condemned both homes. One home was located on the 100th block of North Hillside Avenue, and the other near the 1600th block of Jassamine Avenue. |
| January 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Orlando | $500,000 | A small F1 tornado touched down briefly along the west edge of Orlando near Lake Hiawassee. Fifty-seven homes received minor damage, mainly to porches, awnings and pool screens. The garage on one home was completely destroyed. |
| July 2009 | Lightning | North Orlando | $100,000 | Lightning struck an apartment building during a severe thunderstorm and started a fire. Nearly 2200 cloud to ground lightning strikes occurred across central Orange County in an hour. The fire damaged eight units, two heavily. Eight families were displaced. Fire fighters working the incident had to pull back and take shelter due to a continuation of excessive lightning once arriving on scene. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $100,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced a broad area of downburst winds along Highway 50 a few miles east of Orlando. The winds blew down dozens of trees, some damaging mobile homes. The winds also damaged carports, screen rooms and roofs. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $80,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down hundreds of trees and damaged the roof of a Mc Donalds fast food store at the Disney area of southwest Orange County. The roof of a Hyatt Hotel was also damaged. |
| July 2003 | Lightning | Orlando | $70,000 | A giraffe at Disney Animal Kingdom was struck and killed by lightning. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $60,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Maitland. Three houses were damaged by falling trees. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $60,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Maitland. Three houses were damaged by falling trees. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Orlando | $50,000 | Baseball size hail fell east of Orlando damaging some cars. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind produced widespread wind damage over Orange County. Trees were blown down in Orlando. The roof was damaged on a day care center in Winter Park. |
| November 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Orlando | $40,000 | An F0 tornado touched down in Orlando just east of Lake Baldwin damaging roofs and windows of 5 apartment buildings. The tornado skipped east about a mile into Winter Park, damaging roofs on another apartment and three houses. A large cab-over truck was overturned. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds produced minor to moderate damage to seven homes in southwest Orange County. |
| August 2007 | Lightning | Orlando | $30,000 | Lightning caused a fire that severely damaged a house in Orlando. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees that damaged six mobile homes in the Clear Lake area of Orlando. Trees were also blown down damaging a van in Pine Castel. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees that heavily damaged three cars and the roof of a house. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $30,000 | Thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines and damaged the roof of a house. Falling trees damaged some houses. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $20,000 | Two trees were reported down on a house and car on East Washington Street in Orlando. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Orlando | $20,000 | Lightning started a fire that damaged a condominium in Orlando. |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Orlando | $20,000 | An F0 tornado crossed a small lake and destroyed the roof on a small house in the western part of Orlando. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $20,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees down on a car in the Tangelo Park area, and damaged the roof of a restaurant in Orlando. |
| September 2024 | Flood | Orlando | $5,000 | Street flooding was reported in the Thornton Park neighborhood, with some vehicles partially submerged in water estimated to be waist-deep. Broadcast media reports some homes and an Orange County government office were flooded. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $5,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust overturned a vehicle in a driveway in the Lake Underhill area of Orlando. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms blew down trees in Orlando. One car was damaged by a falling tree. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down trees in Orlando, and knocked down power lines in Maitland. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and poles in Orlando. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Orlando | $250 | Photo received of a large tree branch downed near the corner of Lake and Orlando Avenues in Maitland. |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | North Orlando | - | Multiple photos on social media of a funnel cloud near I-4 just north of Downtown Orlando. Time estimated from radar. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Orlando | - | Broadcast media estimated quarter size hail in downtown Orlando. |
| November 2014 | Heavy Rain | Orlando | - | Several rounds of heavy rainfall occurred across Orange County during the day on the 25th, continuing into the 26th. Two day rainfall totals were 3 to 9 inches, with the highest totals across northern portions of the county including Winter Park, Union Park and Apopka. Flooding of many roadways caused them to become temporarily impassable. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | - | Large trees were damaged and uprooted in the vicinity of Golden Rod Road. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees and produced hail and some street flooding in Orlando. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Orlando | - | Nickel size hail was observed in downtown Orlando. |
| August 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Orlando | - | Orange County Sheriffs office reported a funnel cloud in Orlando. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees at a public high school in Orlando. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees, damaging a house in Orlando. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees damaging a house in Orlando. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees in the College Park area. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Orlando | - | Dime size hail was reported by security personnel at the Walt Disney complex. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Orlando | - | Golf ball to dime size hail was reported over much of the Orlando metropolitan area. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orlando | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged signs and the roof of a building in south Orlando. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Orlando | - | One inch hail was reported in Orlando, and dime size hail was reported in Conway. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Orlando | - | Dime size hail was reported near Sea World. |
| July 2002 | Flood | Orlando | - | Heavy thunderstorm rains produced flooding of roads in south Orlando. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holden Heights | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Fairvilla | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Conway | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Edgewood | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Fairview Shores | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Hills | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Azalea Park | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Orlovista | 4.3 miles | 15 |
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 Orlando | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q49233 | 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 288240. 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.
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.