Citrus County
Inverness is the County Seat
Formed: 1887
Zip Code of Seven Rivers RMC: 34428
Current Total Population: 130,000

Citrus County is 584 square miles of land and 189 square miles of water. The total area is 24.49% water. Rolling hills and naturally beautiful crystal clear springs, rivers, and lakes set us apart from other areas in the state. Environmentally and ecologically conscious, Citrus County has set aside land totaling about half of the county to preserve wildlife. Most noteworthy, Citrus County is home to the largest herd of wintering manatees in the state. North and eastern sides of our county are bound by the Withlacoochee River, the east by the Tsala Apopka chain of lakes and the west by the Gulf of Mexico.

History of Citrus County

Average year-round temperature is 70 degrees, with an average of 294 days of sunshine. Winter temperatures average 60.1 degrees and summer temperatures average 82.4 degrees. Isn’t this just about perfect?

Weather

Drive From Citrus County to:

Tampa: 69 miles
International Airport: 71 miles
Gainesville (University of Florida): 62 miles
Ocala: 32 miles
Orlando: 79 miles

Tampa and its amenities, from its Performing Arts Center, its port and Cruise departures, the International Airport, and historical Ybor City – home of Tampa’s cigar makers and early immigrant villages, is via the Suncoast Parkway; it is a no-traffic-light toll road at 70mph speed limit – easily under an hour! Orlando and Disney World are under 2 hours from us!

Cost of Living Comparison
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(Closest cities in this service area are Tampa or Gainesville. The cost of living, housing and taxes,
are considered less in Citrus County than either Tampa or Gainesville.)

State of Florida Flag

On a white field emblazoned with a red X and the state seal, Florida's flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers, and lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree, a steamboat sailing, and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.

Florida: 27th State, March 3, 1845
Name: Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida, meaning "Flowery Easter"
Nickname: Sunshine State
State Motto: In God We Trust
StateFlower: Orange blossom
State Tree: Cabbage palmetto
State Bird: Mockingbird

Capital City: Tallahassee
Area: 65,758 sq.mi, 22th ranked in US: Land 53,997 sq. mi., 26th ranked in US, Water 11,761 sq.mi., 3rd ranked in US; Coastline 1350 mi., 2nd ranked; Shoreline 8,426mi., 2nd ranked
Highest Elevation: Britton Hill; 345 feet, 50th ranked highest state point of all 50 states
Lowest Elevation: Atlantic and Gulf coasts; Sea level, 3rd lowest

Economy:
Agriculture: Citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, cattle, sugarcane, dairy products.
Industry: Tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery.

2004 Population: 17,397,161 (4th ranked in US)
7 largest cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Hialeah, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale