Town guide

Silver Lake, Florida

Silver Lake is a community in Lake County, Florida, home to about 2,350 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 34788.

Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population2,3501,257 per sq mi
Median home value$421,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$195Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking16%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Silver Lake

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Silver Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportOrlando Sanford International Airport (SFB)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Orlando, FL40 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX821 miles away

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

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

Who represents Silver 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

Silver Lake had 2,101 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 651st largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Lake County grew from 7,467 residents in 1900 to 383,956 in 2020.

Silver Lake population by census2000: 1,882, 2010: 1,879, 2020: 2,1011,88220001,87920102,1012020

Lake County, 1900–2020

Lake County population, 1900 to 20201900: 7,467, 1910: 9,509, 1920: 12,744, 1930: 23,161, 1940: 27,255, 1950: 36,340, 1960: 57,383, 1970: 69,305, 1980: 104,870, 1990: 152,104, 2000: 210,528, 2010: 297,052, 2020: 383,9567K’00’1013K’20’3027K’40’5057K’60’70105K’80’90211K’00’10384K’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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 46°F. About 50 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Silver LakeJan: high 67°F, low 46°F, 2.8 in; Feb: high 70°F, low 49°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 75°F, low 53°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 81°F, low 59°F, 2.6 in; May: high 86°F, low 65°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 89°F, low 71°F, 7.5 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 73°F, 6.5 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 73°F, 7.5 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 71°F, 6.3 in; Oct: high 81°F, low 64°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 74°F, low 54°F, 2.2 in; Dec: high 69°F, low 49°F, 2.3 in67°46°Jan2.870°49°Feb2.575°53°Mar3.581°59°Apr2.686°65°May3.489°71°Jun7.590°73°Jul6.590°73°Aug7.587°71°Sep6.381°64°Oct2.974°54°Nov2.269°49°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lisbon, FL weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Lake County

96,577 jobs at 8,849 businesses in Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lake CountyHealth care and social assistance: 20,737 jobs; Retail trade: 19,023 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 13,073 jobs; Construction: 11,313 jobs; Other services: 5,421 jobs; Administrative and support: 4,797 jobs; Manufacturing: 4,145 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3,914 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 20% Hotels and restaurants 14% Construction 12% Other services 6% Administrative and support 5% Manufacturing 4% Transportation and warehousing 4%

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

Health care

84 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Silver Lake.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventhealth WatermanGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Tavares6.7 miles
  • Uf Health Leesburg HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Leesburg7.7 miles
  • Villages Regional Hospital, theGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · The Villages11.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors17
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants22
Mental health providers10
Physical and occupational therapists5
Optometrists3
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies4

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 Silver Lake

Grocery stores

  • Publix4.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Paul P. Williams Auditorium4.2 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Silver Lake

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Treadway Elementary SchoolLeesburgPre-K–5836Public2.9 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Milestones Community School of Lake CountyLeesburg5–1223Nonsectarian4.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Leesburg and Lisbon.

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