Town guide

Fort Green Springs, Florida

Fort Green Springs is a community in Hardee County, Florida, home to about 762 people across 10 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 33834.

Homes sold for a median of $222 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population76273 per sq mi
Median home value$76,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$222Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Fort Green Springs

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fort Green Springs

Distances

Nearest major airportSarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)45 miles away
Closer regional airportLakeland Linder International Airport (LAL)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tampa, FL46 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX834 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fort Green Springs; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fort Green Springs

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Fort Green Springs had 190 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2010.

It’s the 819th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Hardee County grew from 10,348 residents in 1930 to 25,327 in 2020.

Fort Green Springs population by census2010: 231, 2020: 19023120101902020

Hardee County, 1930–2020

Hardee County population, 1930 to 20201930: 10,348, 1940: 10,158, 1950: 10,073, 1960: 12,370, 1970: 14,889, 1980: 19,379, 1990: 19,499, 2000: 26,938, 2010: 27,731, 2020: 25,32710K’30’4010K’50’6015K’70’8019K’90’0028K’1025K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 48°F. About 52.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Fort Green SpringsJan: high 73°F, low 48°F, 2.3 in; Feb: high 76°F, low 50°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 80°F, low 53°F, 3 in; Apr: high 84°F, low 58°F, 2.9 in; May: high 89°F, low 64°F, 3.5 in; Jun: high 91°F, low 70°F, 8.5 in; Jul: high 92°F, low 72°F, 7.7 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 73°F, 8.5 in; Sep: high 90°F, low 72°F, 6.3 in; Oct: high 86°F, low 65°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 80°F, low 56°F, 2 in; Dec: high 75°F, low 51°F, 2.1 in73°48°Jan2.376°50°Feb2.280°53°Mar3.084°58°Apr2.989°64°May3.591°70°Jun8.592°72°Jul7.792°73°Aug8.590°72°Sep6.386°65°Oct3.180°56°Nov2.075°51°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wauchula, FL weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Hardee County

4,829 jobs at 436 businesses in Hardee County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hardee CountyHealth care and social assistance: 762 jobs; Retail trade: 750 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 480 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 442 jobs; Wholesale trade: 346 jobs; Construction: 321 jobs; Finance and insurance: 300 jobs; Manufacturing: 263 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 10% Arts, entertainment and recreation 9% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 7% Finance and insurance 6% Manufacturing 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fort Green Springs.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventhealth WauchulaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wauchula5.0 miles
  • Bartow Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Bartow20.4 miles
  • Adventhealth SebringGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sebring21.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Mental health providers2
Chiropractors1

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.

Places in and around Fort Green Springs

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter3.3 mi
  • Winn-Dixie5.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy4.6 mi

Libraries

  • Hardee County Public Library4.2 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

Schools in Fort Green Springs

Public schools here are run by Hardee. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bowling Green Elementary SchoolBowling GreenPre-K–5260Public3.0 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 Bowling Green and Fort Green.

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