Oxford Florida Map

About Oxford, Florida

Oxford is a locality in Sumter County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,200. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Oxford is located at 28.9275°N, 82.0373°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 34484.

Oxford, Florida, unfolds under a sky that often hangs a vast, pale blue, its light softened by the humid air. It lies 4.7 miles west of The Villages, FL (from The Villages, FL: bearing 264°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north of Wildwood. The landscape here is a study in gentle contours, low-lying terrain where the earth breathes a deep, damp scent of pine needles and rich soil. Live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient shawls, punctuate the horizon, offering shade to fields that stretch towards the hazy distance. The air itself, especially in the late afternoon, carries a palpable warmth, a slow exhalation from the land that seems to encourage a quiet contemplation. Small, weathered farmhouses, their paint peeling like sun-baked skin, dot the roadsides, each a small testament to lives lived in close proximity to the natural world. The history of Oxford is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle shifts of its agricultural past. Once a hub for citrus groves, the land remembers the sweet tang of oranges, though the hurricanes of seasons past have reshaped those memories. Today, the economy is a more diffused affair, a mosaic of small businesses and the ongoing cultivation of land that has always been the bedrock of this place. The Sumter County line is a quiet demarcation, and Oxford itself feels like a crossroads, a place where the currents of rural Florida converge. There’s a distinct lack of pretense, a straightforwardness that permeates the interactions, a feeling that life here moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, rather than the insistent tick of a clock.

About This Oxford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oxford, Florida — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 28.927484, -82.037308. 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 Oxford and Sumter County.

Detailed location data for Oxford includes the ZIP code (34484), telephone area code (941), county seat of Sumter County (Bushnell), and school district assignment. 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 Oxford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.