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Sumter County, FL

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

ZIP codes
10
in this county
Total population
131,726
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
9
distinct city/town names
Avg density
176
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Sumter County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
32162 The Villages 51,373 871
32163 The Villages 24,467 500
34785 Wildwood 19,972 120
33513 Bushnell 12,781 58
33597 Webster 8,414 21
34484 Oxford 5,399 65
33538 Lake Panasoffkee 4,983 22
33514 Center Hill 2,391 22
33585 Sumterville 1,350 15
33521 Coleman 596 71

About Sumter 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. Sumter County in Florida contains roughly 10 ZIP codes spread across 9 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 131,726. 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 176, which classifies the county overall as a rural 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 Sumter 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 Sumter 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.