Lake Hamilton is a town in Polk County, Florida, home to about 1,777 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 33851, and parts of 33838 and 33844 are in Lake Hamilton too.
All in Lake Hamilton
Mostly Dundee; part is in Lake Hamilton
Mostly Haines City; part is in Lake Hamilton
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| Nearest major airport | Orlando International Airport (MCO)32 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Orlando, FL33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA904 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Hamilton; 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.
Lake Hamilton had 1,537 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 699th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.
Polk County grew from 12,472 residents in 1900 to 725,046 in 2020.
Polk County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 93°F in summer, and winter lows average 52°F. About 52.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winter Haven, FL weather station (8 miles away).
232,278 jobs at 13,992 businesses in Polk 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 (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
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 Haines City, Poinciana, Dundee, Grenelefe, Davenport and Winter Haven.
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.