What to say about Florida, my home state? It is Amazing, Awesome, Beautiful, Playful, Sometimes overcrowded and annoying. It IS HOME!!!!
Florida is where I was born and raised. It’s where others wish they were, and I get to live. It’s where my kids were born, my Gramma died, It’s family and friends and so, so, many memories.
So no matter how much I love the other states and want to travel, I will always be at home here and will always consider myself a Native Floridian.
We have many great little towns, 161 state parks, 21 national parks, monuments, or preserves and 10 state trails. We also have cracker houses, manatees, the oldest city in the USA, blue water and bikinis. Not to mention, How do you beat, fresh seafood, flamingos, Nascar, football, Spring Break, the Keys, Forts, boat rides, Blue Angels, white sandy beaches, gators, horses, sugar cane, oranges, FISHING, Skynyrd and Mickey!
Fun Facts:
Union Year:1845
Capital: Tallahassee
Bird: Mockingbird
Flower: Orange Blossom
Tree: Sabal Palm
Nickname: The Sunshine State
- Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where it was first developed.
- Flamingos get their pink color from the shrimp they eat. The more shrimp they eat the deeper pink they become.
- The Everglades National Park encompasses 2,100 square miles and contains the largest mangrove forest and the slowest moving river in the world.
- Florida is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is farther south. Key West is the southernmost point in the “continental” United States.
- “Florida” means “flowery” in Spanish.
- Any place in Florida is at a distance not more than 60 miles from the ocean.
Some Weird Facts:
- The names of some of the approach procedures that all aircraft follow into their arrival at Orlando International Airport are named CWRLD ONE, COSTR ONE, PIGLT ONE, MINEE TWO and GOOFY FIVE.
- The U.S. city with most lightning strikes per capita is Clearwater.
- A crypt in Key West is inscribed “I told you I was sick.”
- Florida is the only state that has two rivers with the same name. There is a Withlacoochee in north-central Florida (Madison County) and a Withlacoochee in central Florida. They have nothing in common except the name.
- Saint John’s River is one of the very few rivers in the world that flows north instead of south.
Our Cities:
Below is a complete list of all cities, large and small. Unfortunately, I have not been able to either visit them all or update all the ones I have. But I am working diligently to update what I can.
All Florida Cities:
A |
Eastpoint |
LaBelle |
Palm Beach Shores |
Tiger Point |
Acacia Villas |
Eatonville |
Lacoochee |
Palm City |
Tildenville |
Alachua |
Ebro |
Lady Lake |
Palm Coast |
Timber Pines |
Alafaya |
Edgewater |
Laguna Beach |
Palm Harbor |
Titusville |
Alford |
Edgewood |
Lake Alfred |
Palm River-Clair Mel |
Town 'n' Country |
Allentown |
Eglin AFB |
Lake Belvedere Estates |
Palm Shores |
Treasure Island |
Altamonte Springs |
Egypt Lake-Leto |
Lake Buena Vista |
Palm Springs |
Trenton |
Altha |
El Portal |
Lake Butler |
Palm Springs North |
Trilby |
Altoona |
Elfers |
Lake Butler city |
Palm Valley |
Trinity |
Alturas |
Ellenton |
Lake City |
Palmetto |
Tyndall AFB |
Alva |
Englewood |
Lake Clarke Shores |
Palmetto Bay |
U |
Andrews |
Ensley |
Lake Hamilton |
Palmetto Estates |
Umatilla |
Anna Maria |
Estero |
Lake Harbor |
Palmona Park |
Union Park |
Apalachicola |
Esto |
Lake Hart |
Panacea |
University |
Apollo Beach |
Eustis |
Lake Helen |
Panama City |
University CDP (Orange County) |
Apopka |
Everglades |
Lake Kathryn |
Panama City Beach |
University Park |
Arcadia |
F |
Lake Lindsey |
Paradise Heights |
Upper Grand Lagoon |
Archer |
Fairview Shores |
Lake Lorraine |
Parker |
V |
Aripeka |
Fanning Springs |
Lake Mack-Forest Hills |
Parkland |
Valparaiso |
Asbury Lake |
Feather Sound |
Lake Magdalene |
Pasadena Hills |
Valrico |
Astatula |
Fellsmere |
Lake Mary |
Patrick AFB |
Vamo |
Astor |
Fern Park |
Lake Mary Jane |
Paxton |
Venice |
Atlantic Beach |
Fernandina Beach |
Lake Mystic |
Pea Ridge |
Venice Gardens |
Atlantis |
Ferndale |
Lake Panasoffkee |
Pebble Creek |
Vernon |
Auburndale |
Ferry Pass |
Lake Park |
Pelican Bay |
Vero Beach |
Aucilla |
Fidelis |
Lake Placid |
Pembroke Park |
Vero Beach South |
Avalon |
Fish Hawk |
Lake Sarasota |
Pembroke Pines |
Verona Walk |
Aventura |
Fisher Island |
Lake Wales |
Penney Farms |
Viera East |
Avon Park |
Five Points |
Lake Worth |
Pensacola |
Viera West |
Azalea Park |
Flagler Beach |
Lakeland |
Perry |
Villano Beach |
B |
Flagler Estates |
Lakeland Highlands |
Pierson |
Villas |
Babson Park |
Fleming Island |
Lakeside |
Pine Air |
Vineyards |
Bagdad |
Floral City |
Lakewood Park |
Pine Castle |
Virginia Gardens |
Bal Harbour |
Florida City |
Lamont |
Pine Hills |
W |
Baldwin |
Florida Ridge |
Land O' Lakes |
Pine Island |
Wabasso |
Balm |
Floridatown |
Lantana |
Pine Island Center |
Wabasso Beach |
Bardmoor |
Forest City |
Largo |
Pine Lakes |
Wacissa |
Bartow |
Fort Denaud |
Lauderdale Lakes |
Pine Level |
Wahneta |
Bascom |
Fort Green |
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea |
Pine Manor |
Waldo |
Bay Harbor Islands |
Fort Green Springs |
Lauderhill |
Pine Ridge |
Wallace |
Bay Hill |
Fort Lauderdale |
Laurel |
Pine Ridge CDP (Collier County) |
Warm Mineral Springs |
Bay Lake |
Fort Meade |
Laurel Hill |
Pinecrest |
Warrington |
Bay Pines |
Fort Myers |
Lawtey |
Pineland |
Washington Park |
Bayonet Point |
Fort Myers Beach |
Layton |
Pinellas Park |
Watergate |
Bayport |
Fort Myers Shores |
Lazy Lake |
Pinewood |
Watertown |
Bayshore Gardens |
Fort Pierce |
Lealman |
Pioneer |
Wauchula |
Beacon Square |
Fort Pierce North |
Lecanto |
Pittman |
Waukeenah |
Bear Creek |
Fort Pierce South |
Lee |
Plant City |
Wausau |
Bee Ridge |
Fort Walton Beach |
Leesburg |
Plantation |
Waverly |
Bell |
Fort White |
Lehigh Acres |
Plantation CDP |
Webster |
Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace |
Fountainebleau |
Leisure City |
Plantation Island |
Wedgefield |
Belle Glade |
Four Corners |
Lely |
Plantation Mobile Home Park |
Weeki Wachee |
Belle Isle |
Franklin Park |
Lely Resort |
Poinciana |
Weeki Wachee Gardens |
Belleair |
Freeport |
Lemon Grove |
Point Baker |
Wekiwa Springs |
Belleair Beach |
Frostproof |
Lighthouse Point |
Polk City |
Welaka |
Belleair Bluffs |
Fruit Cove |
Limestone |
Pomona Park |
Wellington |
Belleair Shore |
Fruitland Park |
Limestone Creek |
Pompano Beach |
Wesley Chapel |
Belleview |
Fruitville |
Lisbon |
Ponce de Leon |
West Bradenton |
Bellview |
Fuller Heights |
Live Oak |
Ponce Inlet |
West DeLand |
Berrydale |
Fussels Corner |
Lloyd |
Port Charlotte |
West Lealman |
Beverly Beach |
G |
Lochmoor Waterway Estates |
Port LaBelle |
West Little River |
Beverly Hills |
Gainesville |
Lockhart |
Port Orange |
West Melbourne |
Big Coppitt Key |
Garcon Point |
Longboat Key |
Port Richey |
West Miami |
Big Pine Key |
Garden Grove |
Longwood |
Port Salerno |
West Palm Beach |
Biscayne Park |
Gardner |
Loughman |
Port St. Joe |
West Park |
Bithlo |
Gateway |
Lower Grand Lagoon |
Port St. John |
West Pensacola |
Black Diamond |
Geneva |
Loxahatchee Groves |
Port St. Lucie |
West Perrine |
Black Hammock |
Gibsonton |
Lutz |
Pretty Bayou |
West Samoset |
Bloomingdale |
Gifford |
Lynn Haven |
Princeton |
West Vero Corridor |
Blountstown |
Gladeview |
M |
Progress Village |
Westchase |
Boca Raton |
Glen Ridge |
Macclenny |
Punta Gorda |
Westchester |
Bokeelia |
Glen St. Mary |
Madeira Beach |
Punta Rassa |
Westgate |
Bonifay |
Glencoe |
Madison |
Quail Ridge |
Weston |
Bonita Springs |
Glenvar Heights |
Maitland |
Quincy |
Westview |
Boulevard Gardens |
Golden Beach |
Malabar |
R |
Westville |
Bowling Green |
Golden Gate |
Malone |
Raiford |
Westwood Lakes |
Boynton Beach |
Golden Glades |
Manalapan |
Raleigh |
Wewahitchka |
Bradenton |
Goldenrod |
Manasota Key |
Reddick |
Whiskey Creek |
Bradenton Beach |
Golf |
Manatee Road |
Redington Beach |
White City |
Bradley Junction |
Gonzalez |
Mango |
Redington Shores |
White Springs |
Brandon |
Goodland |
Mangonia Park |
Richmond Heights |
Whitfield |
Branford |
Gotha |
Marathon |
Richmond West |
Whitfield CDP (Santa Rosa County) |
Brent |
Goulding |
Marco Island |
Ridge Manor |
Wildwood |
Briny Breezes |
Goulds |
Margate |
Ridge Wood Heights |
Williamsburg |
Bristol |
Graceville |
Marianna |
Ridgecrest |
Williston |
Broadview Park |
Grand Ridge |
Marineland |
Rio |
Williston Highlands |
Bronson |
Grant-Valkaria |
Mary Esther |
Rio Pinar |
Willow Oak |
Brooker |
Green Cove Springs |
Masaryktown |
River Park |
Wilton Manors |
Brookridge |
Greenacres |
Mascotte |
River Ridge |
Wimauma |
Brooksville |
Greenbriar |
Matlacha |
Riverview |
Windermere |
Brownsdale |
Greensboro |
Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores |
Riviera Beach |
Windsor |
Brownsville |
Greenville |
Mayo |
Rockledge |
Winter Beach |
Buckhead Ridge |
Greenwood |
McGregor |
Roeville |
Winter Garden |
Buckingham |
Grenelefe |
McIntosh |
Roosevelt Gardens |
Winter Haven |
Buenaventura Lakes |
Gretna |
Meadow Oaks |
Roseland |
Winter Park |
Bunnell |
Grove City |
Meadow Woods |
Rotonda |
Winter Springs |
Burnt Store Marina |
Groveland |
Medley |
Royal Palm Beach |
Wiscon |
Bushnell |
Gulf Breeze |
Medulla |
Royal Palm Estates |
Woodlawn Beach |
Butler Beach |
Gulf Gate Estates |
Melbourne |
Ruskin |
Woodville |
C |
Gulf Stream |
Melbourne Beach |
S |
World Golf Village |
Cabana Colony |
Gulfport |
Melbourne Village |
Safety Harbor |
Worthington Springs |
Callahan |
Gun Club Estates |
Memphis |
Samoset |
Wright |
Callaway |
H |
Merritt Island |
Samsula-Spruce Creek |
Y |
Campbell |
Haines City |
Mexico Beach |
San Antonio |
Yalaha |
Campbellton |
Hallandale Beach |
Miami |
San Carlos Park |
Yankeetown |
Canal Point |
Hampton |
Miami Beach |
San Castle |
Yeehaw Junction |
Cape Canaveral |
Harbor Bluffs |
Miami Gardens |
Sanford |
Yulee |
Cape Coral |
Harbour Heights |
Miami Lakes |
Sanibel |
Z |
Captiva |
Harlem |
Miami Shores |
Sarasota |
Zellwood |
Carrabelle |
Harlem Heights |
Miami Springs |
Sarasota Springs |
Zephyrhills |
Carrollwood |
Harold |
Micanopy |
Satellite Beach |
Zephyrhills North |
Caryville |
Hastings |
Micco |
Sawgrass |
Zephyrhills South |
Casselberry |
Havana |
Middleburg |
Schall Circle |
Zephyrhills West |
Cedar Grove |
Haverhill |
Milton |
Sea Ranch Lakes |
Zolfo Springs |
Cedar Key |
Hawthorne |
Mims |
Sebastian |
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Celebration |
Heathrow |
Minneola |
Sebring |
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Center Hill |
Heritage Pines |
Miramar |
Seffner |
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Century |
Hernando |
Miramar Beach |
Seminole |
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Charleston Park |
Hernando Beach |
Molino |
Seminole Manor |
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Charlotte Harbor |
Hialeah |
Monticello |
Seville |
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Charlotte Park |
Hialeah Gardens |
Montura |
Sewall's Point |
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Chattahoochee |
High Point |
Montverde |
Shady Hills |
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Cheval |
High Springs |
Moon Lake |
Shalimar |
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Chiefland |
Highland Beach |
Moore Haven |
Sharpes |
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Chipley |
Highland City |
Morriston |
Siesta Key |
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Chokoloskee |
Highland Park |
Mount Carmel |
Silver Lake |
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Christmas |
Hill 'n Dale |
Mount Dora |
Silver Springs Shores |
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Chuluota |
Hillcrest Heights |
Mount Plymouth |
Sky Lake |
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Chumuckla |
Hilliard |
Mulat |
Sneads |
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Cinco Bayou |
Hillsboro Beach |
Mulberry |
Solana |
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Citrus Hills |
Hillsboro Pines |
Munson |
Sopchoppy |
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Citrus Park |
Hobe Sound |
Myrtle Grove |
Sorrento |
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Citrus Springs |
Holden Heights |
N |
South Apopka |
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Clarcona |
Holiday |
Naples |
South Bay |
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Clearwater |
Holley |
Naples Manor |
South Beach |
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Clermont |
Holly Hill |
Naples Park |
South Bradenton |
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Cleveland |
Hollywood |
Naranja |
South Brooksville |
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Clewiston |
Holmes Beach |
Nassau Village-Ratliff |
South Daytona |
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Cloud Lake |
Homeland |
Navarre |
South Gate Ridge |
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Cobbtown |
Homestead |
Navarre Beach |
South Highpoint |
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Cocoa |
Homestead Base |
Neptune Beach |
South Miami |
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Cocoa Beach |
Homosassa |
New Port Richey |
South Miami Heights |
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Cocoa West |
Homosassa Springs |
New Port Richey East |
South Palm Beach |
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Coconut Creek |
Horizon West |
New Smyrna Beach |
South Pasadena |
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Coleman |
Horseshoe Beach |
Newberry |
South Patrick Shores |
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Combee Settlement |
Hosford |
Niceville |
South Sarasota |
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Connerton |
Howey-in-the-Hills |
Nobleton |
South Venice |
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Conway |
Hudson |
Nocatee |
Southchase |
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Cooper City |
Hunters Creek |
Nokomis |
Southeast Arcadia |
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Coral Gables |
Hutchinson Island South |
Noma |
Southgate |
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Coral Springs |
Hypoluxo |
North Bay Village |
Southwest Ranches |
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Coral Terrace |
I |
North Brooksville |
Spring Hill |
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Cortez |
Immokalee |
North DeLand |
Spring Lake |
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Cottondale |
Indialantic |
North Fort Myers |
Spring Ridge |
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Country Club |
Indian Creek |
North Key Largo |
Springfield |
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Country Walk |
Indian Harbour Beach |
North Lauderdale |
Springhill |
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Crawfordville |
Indian River Estates |
North Miami |
St. Augustine |
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Crescent Beach |
Indian River Shores |
North Miami Beach |
St. Augustine Beach |
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Crescent City |
Indian Rocks Beach |
North Palm Beach |
St. Augustine Shores |
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Crestview |
Indian Shores |
North Port |
St. Augustine South |
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Crooked Lake Park |
Indiantown |
North Redington Beach |
St. Cloud |
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Cross City |
Inglis |
North River Shores |
St. George Island |
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Crystal Lake |
Interlachen |
North Sarasota |
St. James City |
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Crystal River |
Inverness |
North Weeki Wachee |
St. Leo |
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Crystal Springs |
Inverness Highlands North |
Northdale |
St. Lucie Village |
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Cudjoe Key |
Inverness Highlands South |
O |
St. Marks |
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Cutler Bay |
Inwood |
Oak Hill |
St. Pete Beach |
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Cypress Gardens |
Iona |
Oak Ridge |
St. Petersburg |
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Cypress Lake |
Islamorada, Village of Islands |
Oakland |
Stacey Street |
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Cypress Quarters |
Island Walk |
Oakland Park |
Starke |
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D |
Istachatta |
Oakleaf Plantation |
Steinhatchee |
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Dade City |
Ives Estates |
Ocala |
Stock Island |
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Dade City North |
J |
Ocean Breeze Park |
Stuart |
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Dania Beach |
Jacksonville |
Ocean City |
Sugarmill Woods |
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Davenport |
Jacksonville Beach |
Ocean Ridge |
Sumatra |
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Davie |
Jacob City |
Ocoee |
Sun City Center |
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Day |
Jan Phyl Village |
Odessa |
Suncoast Estates |
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Daytona Beach |
Jasmine Estates |
Ojus |
Sunny Isles Beach |
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Daytona Beach Shores |
Jasper |
Okahumpka |
Sunrise |
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De Leon Springs |
Jay |
Okeechobee |
Sunset |
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DeBary |
Jennings |
Oldsmar |
Surfside |
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Deerfield Beach |
Jensen Beach |
Olga |
Sweetwater |
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DeFuniak Springs |
June Park |
Olympia Heights |
T |
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DeLand |
Juno Beach |
Ona |
Taft |
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DeLand Southwest |
Juno Ridge |
Opa-locka |
Tallahassee |
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Delray Beach |
Jupiter |
Orange City |
Tamarac |
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Deltona |
Jupiter Farms |
Orange Park |
Tamiami |
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Desoto Lakes |
Jupiter Inlet Colony |
Orangetree |
Tampa |
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Destin |
Jupiter Island |
Orchid |
Tangelo Park |
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Dickerson City |
K |
Oriole Beach |
Tangerine |
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Dixonville |
Kathleen |
Orlando |
Tarpon Springs |
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Doctor Phillips |
Kendale Lakes |
Orlovista |
Tavares |
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Doral |
Kendall |
Ormond Beach |
Tavernier |
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Dover |
Kendall West |
Ormond-by-the-Sea |
Taylor Creek |
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Duck Key |
Kenneth City |
Osprey |
Temple Terrace |
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Dundee |
Kensington Park |
Otter Creek |
Tequesta |
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Dunedin |
Kenwood Estates |
Oviedo |
The Acreage |
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Dunnellon |
Key Biscayne |
P |
The Crossings |
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E |
Key Colony Beach |
Pace |
The Hammocks |
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Eagle Lake |
Key Largo |
Page Park |
The Meadows |
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East Bronson |
Key Vista |
Pahokee |
The Villages |
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East Lake |
Key West |
Paisley |
Thonotosassa |
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East Lake-Orient Park |
Keystone |
Palatka |
Three Lakes |
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East Milton |
Keystone Heights |
Palm Bay |
Three Oaks |
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East Palatka |
Kissimmee |
Palm Beach |
Tice |
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East Williston |
L |
Palm Beach Gardens |
Tierra Verde |