Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida facts for kids
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Lake Nona, Florida
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Orange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17 sq mi (44 km2) |
| Population
(2018)
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| • Total | 64,000 |
| • Density | 3,760/sq mi (1,455/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
32827 & 32824
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| Area code(s) | 321 & 407 & 689 |
| Major State Routes |  |
| Website | http://www.lakenona.com/ |
Lake Nona is a 17-square-mile (11,000-acre; 44 km2; 4,400 ha) mixed-use planned community within the city limits of Orlando, southeast of Orlando International Airport. Being developed by Lake Nona Property Holdings (owned by Tavistock Group), the Lake Nona Region is home to Lake Nona Golf & Country Club.
The community is named for a large lake in the northern part.
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Demographics
The population of Lake Nona has grown from merely 1,500 in 2000 to over 50,000 people in 2015. Some of the population growth is attributable to immigration from Puerto Rico during the Puerto Rican crisis of 2015.
Education
Lake Nona Medical City contains several centers for biomedical research and education including the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and the site of the planned relocation of the College of Nursing, as well as the addition of the University of Central Florida College of Dental Medicine, and the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, which is ranked #5 among all pharmacy schools in the nation. Several other private, governmental, and educational medical centers are located in the area as well.
Neighborhoods
The city of Orlando has officially divided Lake Nona into four neighborhoods:
- Lake Nona Central, including VillageWalk at Lake Nona and the USTA National Campus
- Lake Nona Estates, including the Lake Nona Golf & Country Club
- Lake Nona South, including the Medical City and Laureate Park residential development
- Northlake Park at Lake Nona, which includes the separate developments of Morningside at Lake Nona and Waters Edge at Lake Nona
A fifth neighborhood, Education Village (formerly Narcoossee Groves), lies outside the original borders of Lake Nona. Lake Nona High School and the Valencia College Lake Nona Campus are located here.
Vertiport
German aviation company Lilium plans to open one of its vertiports, the first one in USA, in Lake Nona. It's planned to be finished 2025. The company is building 6-seater electric air taxis with the ability to vertically take off.
