Fort Meade Florida Map

About Fort Meade, Florida

Fort Meade is a locality in Polk County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,225. The population density is 244.0 people per km². Fort Meade is located at 27.7523°N, 81.8017°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 33841.

Fort Meade rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, meandering presence of the Peace River. It lies 19.1 miles south-south-west of Winter Haven, FL (from Winter Haven, FL: bearing 193°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-south-west of Alturas. The land here is a gentle undulation of pine flatwoods and palmetto scrub, where sunlight filters through the long needles of the pines, casting shifting patterns on the sandy soil. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a humid, earthy scent, a blend of damp earth and the sweet, faint perfume of unseen wildflowers. Life in Fort Meade moves with a quiet deliberation, a rhythm dictated by the sun and the subtle shifts in the subtropical climate, where mornings often dawn with a mist that clings to the low-lying areas before burning off into the warm embrace of day. This corner of Polk County holds echoes of a past deeply entwined with Florida's phosphate industry, a time when the digging and processing of this vital mineral shaped the very terrain and economy of Fort Meade. The river, once a highway for barges laden with the precious rock, now flows with a more placid dignity, its banks still bearing the marks of that industrious era. Though the intense mining operations have largely receded, the legacy remains, a subtle undercurrent in the character of Fort Meade. The town retains a sense of its origins, a sturdy resilience born from a history of hard work and the enduring connection to the fertile, mineral-rich earth.

About This Fort Meade Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fort Meade, Florida — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 27.752253, -81.801749. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Fort Meade and Polk County.

Detailed location data for Fort Meade includes the ZIP code (33841), telephone area code (561), county seat of Polk County (Bartow), and school district assignment (Polk County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Fort Meade is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.