Ferndale is a community in Lake County, Florida, home to about 359 people across 2.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 34729, and parts of 34715 are in Ferndale too.
Homes sold for a median of $220 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Ferndale
Mostly Minneola; part is in Ferndale
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ferndale. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Orlando International Airport (MCO)29 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Orlando, FL27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX827 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ferndale; 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.
Ferndale had 548 residents in the 2020 census, up 135% since 2000.
It’s the 880th 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 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 49°F. About 50.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clermont 9 S, FL weather station (12 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Minneola, Clermont and Groveland.
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.