Central Florida · Orange County

Living in South Apopka, Florida

South Apopka is an unincorporated community in Orange County, with about 7,300 people.1 It feels suburban, at 3,448 people per square mile.1,3

7,3001people
$280,5001median home value
$1,088/mo1median rent
37.11median age

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

Nearest 24-hour emergency room

Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital, in Ocoee, about 6 miles away.2

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

Life in Central Florida

Inland Florida's big middle: metro Orlando, the theme parks, and fast-growing suburbs stretching west to Lakeland and north to Sanford, with lakes everywhere you look.4,5

Hazards: Hurricanes still reach inland: Charley crossed right over Orlando in August 2004 with sustained winds near 85 mph and gusts of 106 mph at the airport, tearing roofs from three terminals and toppling Winter Park's old oaks onto power lines and cars.4,6,7

Visitor information

Orange County's official tourism office: Visit Orlando.8 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.

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

The full South Apopka town card

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Other places in Orange County

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

I called on schools all over Polk and Lake counties.

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 South Apopka as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls South Apopka can be larger.

Notes

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
  2. CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
  4. Orlando climate and history (Wikipedia, NOAA 1991–2020 normals)
  5. Walt Disney World (Wikipedia)
  6. Hurricane Charley (Wikipedia)
  7. Winter Park sinkhole, 1981 (U.S. Geological Survey)
  8. County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05