Town guide

Inverness, Florida

Inverness is a city in Citrus County, Florida, home to about 7,770 people across 8.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 34453, and parts of 34450 and 34452 are in Inverness too.

Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population7,770933 per sq mi
Median home value$203,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$176Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking7%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Inverness

3 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Inverness

Distances

Nearest major airportTampa International Airport (TPA)62 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tampa, FL62 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX789 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Inverness; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Inverness

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

Inverness had 7,543 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.

It’s the 386th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Citrus County grew from 5,391 residents in 1900 to 153,843 in 2020.

Inverness population by census2000: 6,789, 2010: 7,210, 2020: 7,5436,78920007,21020107,5432020

Citrus County, 1900–2020

Citrus County population, 1900 to 20201900: 5,391, 1910: 6,731, 1920: 5,220, 1930: 5,516, 1940: 5,846, 1950: 6,111, 1960: 9,268, 1970: 19,196, 1980: 54,703, 1990: 93,515, 2000: 118,085, 2010: 141,236, 2020: 153,8435K’00’105K’20’306K’40’509K’60’7055K’80’90118K’00’10154K’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 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 52.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near InvernessJan: high 69°F, low 43°F, 3 in; Feb: high 72°F, low 46°F, 2.7 in; Mar: high 77°F, low 49°F, 3.3 in; Apr: high 82°F, low 55°F, 2.7 in; May: high 88°F, low 62°F, 3.1 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 69°F, 8.1 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 71°F, 7.8 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 71°F, 8.7 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 69°F, 5.8 in; Oct: high 84°F, low 61°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 77°F, low 52°F, 1.8 in; Dec: high 72°F, low 46°F, 2.5 in69°43°Jan3.072°46°Feb2.777°49°Mar3.382°55°Apr2.788°62°May3.190°69°Jun8.191°71°Jul7.890°71°Aug8.789°69°Sep5.884°61°Oct2.977°52°Nov1.872°46°Dec2.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Inverness 3 Se, FL weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Citrus County

31,162 jobs at 3,063 businesses in Citrus County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Citrus CountyHealth care and social assistance: 10,081 jobs; Retail trade: 6,453 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,725 jobs; Construction: 2,467 jobs; Other services: 1,713 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,364 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 973 jobs; Professional services: 814 jobsHealth care and social assistance 32% Retail trade 21% Hotels and restaurants 12% Construction 8% Other services 6% Administrative and support 4% Real estate and rentals 3% Professional services 3%

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

Health care

76 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Inverness.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hca Florida Citrus HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Inverness1.4 miles
  • Tampa General Hospital Crystal RiverGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Crystal River18.2 miles
  • Tampa General Hospital BrooksvilleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Brooksville19.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors17
Specialist doctors6
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants23
Mental health providers5
Physical and occupational therapists4
Optometrists6
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies2

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 Inverness

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Whispering Pines Park · 270 acres1.5 mi
  • Cooter Pond Park · 37 acres1.0 mi
  • Liberty and Wallace Brooks parks · 14 acres0.8 mi
  • Eden Park · 6 acres1.9 mi
  • Liberty Park0.7 mi
  • White Lake Park0.9 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Winn-Dixie1.4 mi
  • Publix1.4 mi
  • Winn-Dixie1.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Lakes Region Library2.0 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Old Courthouse Heritage Museum1.0 mi

Counts are within about 2 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1868.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Inverness

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

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Inverness Primary SchoolInvernessPre-K–5641Public1.4 mi
Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolInvernessPre-K–5637Public2.4 mi
Citrus EschoolInvernessK–1269Public1.5 mi
Citrus Virtual Instruction ProgramInvernessK–12—Public1.5 mi
Inverness Middle SchoolInverness6–8911Public1.0 mi
Citrus High SchoolInverness9–121,465Public1.3 mi
Withlacoochee Technical CollegeInverness11–122Career and Technical1.7 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Solid Rock Christian AcademyInvernessPre-K–12205Church of God3.1 mi
Inverness Christian AcademyInvernessK–12189Baptist3.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Towns near Inverness

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Shares ZIP codes with Inverness Highlands South, Inverness Highlands North, Citrus Hills and Hernando.

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