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Lake LindseyFL
A town in Florida, home to 202 people.
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Is Lake Lindsey a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Lake Lindsey, where Florida’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Lake Lindsey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
202 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Lindsey.
Natural hazards
Lake Lindsey faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
72risk score of 100
FEMA puts 37% of Lake Lindsey’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 36% to inland flooding. Compared with 72% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Lake Lindsey: mild winters and hot summers
91°summer high
Its typical July afternoon high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
Winter48–72°
Spring58–83°
Summer72–91°
Fall63–84°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
23% of adults in Lake Lindsey have been diagnosed with depression, against 18% in Florida’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns
CDC measures, 31 in all: Lake Lindsey beats Florida on 2 and trails on 10. For adults locally, the share who have diabetes is 14%. Among adults locally, 17% report frequent physical distress and 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Lake Lindsey | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 8.1% |
31 measures vs. Florida
2 better19 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Lake Lindsey | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.5% | 12.7% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.5% | 65.7% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 12.4% |
Tampa General Hospital Brooksville
3.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lake Lindsey
13pages on Lake Lindsey
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
Nearby attractions
All 78 attractions →Weeki Wachee Springs and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Lindsey. Close and well known come first.
15 mi State parkWeeki Wachee Springs
40 mi Stadium & arenaYuengling Center
38 mi MountainSugarloaf Mountain
38 mi LookoutFlorida Citrus Tower
6 mi MuseumBrooksville Railroad Depot Museum
30 mi MuseumDon Garlits Museum of Drag RacingSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Weeki Wachee Springs: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yuengling Center: User:TheCustomOfLife, Public domain · Sugarloaf Mountain: Lithium6ion at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Florida Citrus Tower: The shyguy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brooksville Railroad Depot Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5
Getting set up
Moving to Lake Lindsey: who provides what
Lake Lindsey is unincorporated, so Hernando County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDuke Energy18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHernando CountyHernando County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHernando Supervisor of ElectionsHernando County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2023
ZIP code3460134601 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Lindsey; the nearest are
ATA Career EducationUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Spring Hill18.8 mi$14,895 tuitionPasco-Hernando State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · New Port Richey30.1 mi$3,155 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Lake Lindsey residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
About Lake Lindsey
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Lake Lindsey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hernando County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Lindsey had a population of 90.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 98 ft
- Area code
- 352
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