Pine Lakes Florida Map

About Pine Lakes, Florida

Pine Lakes is a locality in Lake County, Florida, United States. It is a small community with a population of 818. The population density is 197.1 people per km². Pine Lakes is located at 28.9411°N, 81.4301°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 32736.

Pine Lakes occupies a flat, humid expanse where the air thickens with the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 8.0 miles west of Orange City, FL (from Orange City, FL: bearing 266°T), and is situated 9.8 miles southwest of DeLand. The landscape holds the quiet stillness of the Florida interior, defined by the proximity of Seminole State Forest, which stretches its wild, tangled borders just one mile away. To the west, the flat horizon is broken only by the shimmering surface of Lake Marion, a body of water that acts as a mirror for the intense, white-hot light of the afternoon sun. Beyond the immediate scrub, the land dips into the low-lying moisture of The Basin, while the slow, dark currents of Tracy Canal trace a path toward the distant salt air of Volusia Cove. At dusk, the sky shifts into shades of bruised plum and copper, casting long, thin shadows across the palmetto scrub that defines the local perimeter.

Pine Lakes maintains a deliberate pace, rooted in a history of land development that favored the steady expansion of residential plots over the frantic pace of the coast. The local economy relies on the quiet rhythm of small-scale commerce and the maintenance of the nearby recreation areas, serving as a gateway for those drawn to the deep, tangled thickets of the interior. While Scrub Island sits isolated in the distance, the people here look toward the land rather than the water, finding stability in the persistent, subtropical heat that mandates a slower way of moving through the day. The influence of the nearby wilderness is palpable, as the occasional hawk or wading bird ventures into the manicured yards, reminding residents that the wilder Florida remains a constant, encroaching neighbor.

About This Pine Lakes Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pine Lakes, Florida. Coordinates: 28.941098, -81.430068. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pine Lakes includes the ZIP code (32736), telephone area code (904), county seat of Lake County (Tavares), and school district assignment (Lake County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.