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Hernando County, FL

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 10 ZIP codes inside Hernando County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
10
in this county
Total population
186,331
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
3
distinct city/town names
Avg density
317
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Hernando County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
34609 Spring Hill 43,429 756
34608 Spring Hill 35,708 905
34606 Spring Hill 28,162 940
34601 Brooksville 22,995 78
34613 Brooksville 17,388 181
34604 Brooksville 13,398 142
34602 Brooksville 8,590 50
34607 Spring Hill 8,300 50
34614 Brooksville 8,072 57
34661 Nobleton 289 12

About Hernando County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Hernando County in Florida contains roughly 10 ZIP codes spread across 3 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 186,331. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Florida index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 317, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Hernando County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Hernando County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.