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LEGOLAND Florida
Interactive theme park in Winter Haven built for kids with more than 50 rides, shows, and building experiences.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Lakeland Highlands
Florida, United States · North America
About Lakeland Highlands
Lakeland Highlands is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Highland City, 26km from LEGOLAND Florida.
Lakeland Highlands is in Florida, United States, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Highland City, about 7 km away.
Lakeland Highlands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lakeland Highlands had a population of 12,187. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is an affluent residential community located southRead more
of the Lakeland city limits, and north of the Mulberry city limits. Lakeland Highlands neighbors Medulla, and together the two communities make up much of what is known as South Lakeland (unincorporated).
The area is addressed to Lakeland, with zip codes 33807, 33812, and 33813. Its schools include, George W. Jenkins Senior High School (named after the founder of Publix Super Markets, based in Lakeland), Scott Lake Elementary, Lakeland Highlands Middle School and Valleyview Elementary. This area has been experiencing high growth for over two decades with new subdivisions being developed every year.
Lakeland Highlands is included in broader definitions of the Tampa Bay area and is in the Tampa media market. The community is about 25 miles as the crow flies from the Tampa Bay.
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Within an hour or so of Lakeland Highlands: LEGOLAND Florida (26 km), Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (47 km), Animal Kingdom – Walt Disney World (56 km), Hollywood Studios – Walt Disney World (59 km).
Where is Lakeland Highlands?
Lakeland Highlands is in Florida, United States, about 7 km from Highland City.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,056
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Florida
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 27.9597, -81.9501
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Lakeland Highlands
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
African-themed park combining world-class thrill rides with one of North America's largest zoos.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Animal Kingdom – Walt Disney World
Disney's nature-themed park combining thrill rides with wildlife experiences and the immersive Pandora land.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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Hollywood Studios – Walt Disney World
Disney park themed around movies, television, and entertainment with Star Wars and Toy Story lands.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Lakeland Highlands
- 79 kmSunshine Skyway BridgeA soaring cable-stayed bridge carrying I-275 over Tampa Bay, its 430-foot yellow-cabled main span a Florida icon; fishing piers on the old bridge approaches flank the crossing.
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