Town guide

Limestone, Florida

Limestone is a community in Hardee County, Florida, home to about 25 people across 24 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 33865.

Homes sold for a median of $513 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population251 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$513Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Limestone

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Limestone. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Limestone

Distances

Nearest major airportSarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Petersburg, FL50 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX832 miles away

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

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

Who represents Limestone

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

Limestone had 157 residents in the 2020 census, up 19% since 2010.

It’s the 950th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

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

Limestone population by census2010: 132, 2020: 15713220101572020

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 LimestoneJan: 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 (12 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

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Limestone.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventhealth WauchulaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wauchula11.5 miles
  • Desoto Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Arcadia13.7 miles
  • Adventhealth SebringGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Sebring27.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Ona.

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