The Villages is a community in Sumter County, Florida, home to about 83,498 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 32162 and 32163, and parts of 32159, 34484 and 34491 are in The Villages too.
Homes sold for a median of $239 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly The Villages
Mostly The Villages; also Wildwood and Fruitland Park
Mostly Lady Lake; part is in The Villages
Part is in The Villages, part in Wildwood
Part is in The Villages, part in Belleview
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside The Villages. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB)46 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Orlando, FL50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX810 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of The Villages; 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.
The Villages had 79,077 residents in the 2020 census, up 849% since 2000.
It’s the 38th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.
Sumter County grew from 6,187 residents in 1900 to 129,752 in 2020.
Sumter County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 49°F. About 43.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Leesburg Muni Ap, FL weather station (12 miles away).
31,813 jobs at 2,081 businesses in Sumter County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
561 doctors and other health care providers list an office in The Villages’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 118 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 87 |
| Dentists | 42 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 152 |
| Mental health providers | 66 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 53 |
| Optometrists | 15 |
| Chiropractors | 28 |
| Pharmacies | 30 |
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.
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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.
Public schools here are run by Sumter. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villages Charter SchoolThe Villages | Pre-K–12 | 4,062 | Charter | 3.7 mi |
| The Villages Charter School Autism Center LlcThe Villages | K–5 | — | Charter, Special Education | 3.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lady Lake, Wildwood, Fruitland Park and Belleview.
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.