Rainbow Lakes Estates, Florida Explained

Official Name:Rainbow Lakes Estates
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Florida#USA
Coordinates:29.1067°N -82.285°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Florida
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marion
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:16.37
Area Land Sq Mi:15.83
Area Water Sq Mi:0.54
Population Total:3438
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Sq Mi:217.1
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:130
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:34431 (Dunnellon)
Area Code:352
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:12-59450
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805184

Rainbow Lakes Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion and Levy counties, Florida, United States, established as a Municipal Services District. The Marion County part of the community is part of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Levy County portion is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 3,438.[2]

The community is northwest of Rainbow Springs, a natural spring in nearby Rainbow Springs State Park. There are various community owned and maintained facilities as well as paved roads. A large percentage of the platted building lots are unimproved.

Geography

Rainbow Lakes Estates is located in western Marion County and southeastern Levy County at 29.1458° N, -82.4994° W.[3] US 41 forms the easternmost edge of the community, 6miles north of Dunnellon.[4] Ocala, the Marion county seat, is to the east, and Williston is to the north.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Florida . United States Census Bureau . December 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Rainbow Lakes Estates CDP, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. December 19, 2022.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  4. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=hb0479er.html&Directory=session/2001/House/bills/billtext/html/