Most of Astatula was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1962 on, and the census since 1930.
The Astatula post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Astabula (1882), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
First census: 167 in 19302020 census: 1,889132 years
How historic is Astatula?
C−
More historic than 16% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Astatula post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Astatula’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Astatula is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Astatula’s overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Astatula’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Astatula’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Astatula yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Astatula is a town in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,889 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Its first post office opened in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,810 to 1,889 (+4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Astatula, 1882 to 1962
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Astatula’s post office has been open since 1894. Another post office, Astabula, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Astabula
1882–1894
Astatula
1894–today
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Hide - a - Way Harbor Mobile Home Park
1cemetery inside Astatula
Astatula
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Astatula’s history
What year was Astatula founded?
The Astatula post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Astatula rank for history?
Astatula is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Astatula?
1% of Astatula’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1995.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
