Tavares, Florida
Tavares | |
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The Old Lake County Courthouse in March 2007 | |
| Nickname: "America's Seaplane City!" | |
Location in Lake County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°47′47″N 81°43′26″W / 28.79639°N 81.72389°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Florida |
| County | Lake |
| Incorporated | 1880 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.96 sq mi (36.17 km2) |
| • Land | 12.37 sq mi (32.03 km2) |
| • Water | 1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,003 |
| • Density | 1,536.71/sq mi (593.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32778 |
| Area code | 352 |
| FIPS code | 12-71225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405571 |
| Website | www |
Tavares (/tʌvˈɛəriz/, tuh-VAIR-ees) is a city and the county seat of Lake County, Florida. The population at the 2020 census was 19,003, and in 2019 the population was estimated to be 17,749. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.