Altoona is a community in Lake County, Florida, home to about 37 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 32702.
Homes sold for a median of $192 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Altoona, part in Umatilla and Pittman
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Altoona. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB)30 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Orlando, FL42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA844 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Altoona; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Altoona had 98 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 948th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.
Lake County grew from 7,467 residents in 1900 to 383,956 in 2020.
Lake County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 46°F. About 50 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lisbon, FL weather station (14 miles away).
96,577 jobs at 8,849 businesses in Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Altoona.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Lake. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona SchoolAltoona | K–5 | 248 | Charter | 3.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Umatilla and Pittman.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.