Town guide

Moon Lake, Florida

Moon Lake is a community in Pasco County, Florida, home to about 4,638 people across 5.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 34654.

Homes sold for a median of $182 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population4,638817 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$182Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Moon Lake

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Moon Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportTampa International Airport (TPA)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tampa, FL25 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX777 miles away

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

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

Who represents Moon Lake

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

Moon Lake had 4,817 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2010.

It’s the 499th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Pasco County grew from 6,054 residents in 1900 to 561,891 in 2020.

Moon Lake population by census2010: 4,919, 2020: 4,8174,91920104,8172020

Pasco County, 1900–2020

Pasco County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,054, 1910: 7,502, 1920: 8,802, 1930: 10,574, 1940: 13,981, 1950: 20,529, 1960: 36,785, 1970: 75,955, 1980: 193,643, 1990: 281,131, 2000: 344,765, 2010: 464,697, 2020: 561,8916K’00’109K’20’3014K’40’5037K’60’70194K’80’90345K’00’10562K’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 51°F. About 54.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Moon LakeJan: high 69°F, low 51°F, 3 in; Feb: high 72°F, low 54°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 76°F, low 58°F, 3.1 in; Apr: high 81°F, low 63°F, 2.7 in; May: high 86°F, low 69°F, 2.4 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 74°F, 7.1 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 76°F, 9.1 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 76°F, 9.7 in; Sep: high 89°F, low 74°F, 7 in; Oct: high 84°F, low 67°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 76°F, low 59°F, 1.9 in; Dec: high 71°F, low 54°F, 2.7 in69°51°Jan3.072°54°Feb2.576°58°Mar3.181°63°Apr2.786°69°May2.490°74°Jun7.191°76°Jul9.191°76°Aug9.789°74°Sep7.084°67°Oct3.276°59°Nov1.971°54°Dec2.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, FL weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Pasco County

123,042 jobs at 11,975 businesses in Pasco County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Pasco CountyRetail trade: 26,604 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 25,628 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 16,680 jobs; Construction: 10,223 jobs; Administrative and support: 7,475 jobs; Professional services: 5,316 jobs; Other services: 5,133 jobs; Manufacturing: 4,955 jobsRetail trade 22% Health care and social assistance 21% Hotels and restaurants 14% Construction 8% Administrative and support 6% Professional services 4% Other services 4% Manufacturing 4%

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

Health care

144 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Moon Lake.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hca Florida Bayonet Point HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hudson5.5 miles
  • Morton Plant North Bay HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · New Port Richey6.4 miles
  • Hca Florida Trinity HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Trinity7.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors24
Specialist doctors4
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants33
Mental health providers43
Physical and occupational therapists11
Optometrists5
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies12

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 Moon Lake

Grocery stores

  • Publix2.0 mi
  • Aldi2.6 mi
  • Publix2.7 mi
  • ALDI3.2 mi

Libraries

  • Regency Park Branch Library2.8 mi
  • Hudson Branch Library4.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Center for the Arts at River Ridge2.4 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.

Schools in Moon Lake

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

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cypress Elementary SchoolNew Port RicheyPre-K–5554Public2.5 mi
Moon Lake Elementary SchoolNew Port RicheyPre-K–5567Public2.3 mi
Schrader Elementary SchoolNew Port RicheyPre-K–5572Public2.7 mi
Dayspring AcademyNew Port RicheyK–121,259Charter2.9 mi
Dayspring AngelineNew Port RicheyK–5312Charter8.2 mi
Learning Lodge AcademyNew Port RicheyK–8308Charter2.4 mi
Bayonet Point Middle SchoolNew Port Richey6–8668Public2.8 mi
Pace Center for GirlsNew Port Richey6–1255Alternative Education3.8 mi
River Ridge Middle SchoolNew Port Richey6–81,026Public2.4 mi
River Ridge High SchoolNew Port Richey9–121,798Public2.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Beacon Christian AcademyNew Port RicheyPre-K–530Christian (no specific denomination)2.6 mi
Millennium AcademyNew Port RicheyK–12100Nonsectarian2.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with River Ridge and Jasmine Estates.

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