Heathrow, Florida
Heathrow, Florida | |
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Location in Seminole County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°46′31″N 81°22′19″W / 28.77528°N 81.37194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Seminole |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founded by | Jeno Paulucci |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.16 sq mi (8.18 km2) |
| • Land | 2.74 sq mi (7.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,806 |
| • Density | 2,481.22/sq mi (957.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32746 |
| Area code(s) | 407, 689 |
| FIPS code | 12-29320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2402574 |
Heathrow is a census-designated place and an unincorporated suburban community in Seminole County, Florida, United States. Heathrow is on the I-4 Corridor in Central Florida, 19 miles northeast of Orlando and 38 miles southwest of Daytona Beach. Heathrow comprises a master-planned, private gated residential community of approximately 2,200 homes which is also confingusly called Heathrow, and the Heathrow International Business Center, an office park. Heathrow was founded in 1985 by Jeno Paulucci, a food business entrepreneur. The area had been a source of celery used in making his Chun King Foods American Chinese style food. The population was 4,068 at the 2000 census. Heathrow is home to the national headquarters of the American Automobile Association (AAA).
Heathrow is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.