North Central Florida · Columbia County

Living in Five Points, Florida

Five Points is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, with about 1,097 people.¹ It feels small-town or low-density suburban, at 505 people per square mile.^1,3

1,097¹people

not published¹median home value

$1,119/mo¹median rent

35¹median age

Small place: Census estimates for places under 5,000 people have wide margins of error. Treat these figures as rough.

Unincorporated: there's no city government; Columbia County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, in Lake City, about 2 miles away.²

Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.

Life in North Central Florida

Florida's college-town and horse-country middle: Gainesville and the University of Florida, Ocala's thoroughbred farms, and The Villages, the giant retirement community.^4,5,6,7,8

Hazards: Hurricanes arrive weaker than on the coast, but wind, falling trees, long power outages and flooding still reach inland. Mobile and manufactured homes should evacuate; Marion County's own hurricane guidance says so.^9,10

Visitor information

Columbia County's official tourism office: Florida's Springlands (Columbia County).¹¹ Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

Read the free North Central Florida preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.

The full Five Points town card

Choosing Your Place has the complete card for Five Points and 779 other places:

How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of North Central Florida
Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator

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Other places in Columbia County

Lake City · 12,515 people · home value $184,900
Watertown · 3,068 people · home value $114,100

Written by Charles Squires, North Port, Florida. 40 years living in Florida, in eight places.

I called on schools in Sumter County and across this part of the state.

More about the author and how this manual is made

"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Five Points as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Five Points can be larger.