Rainbow Springs, Florida Explained

Official Name:Rainbow Springs, Florida
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Florida#USA
Pushpin Label:Rainbow Springs
Coordinates:29.0869°N -82.4519°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:11.68
Area Land Sq Mi:11.54
Area Water Sq Mi:0.14
Area Total Km2:30.25
Area Land Km2:29.89
Area Water Km2:0.36
Population Total:5091
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:170.32
Population Density Sq Mi:441.12
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:115
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:34431, 34432 (Dunnellon)
Area Code:352
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:12-59470
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805191

Rainbow Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Marion County, Florida, United States. It is named for the first-magnitude artesian spring found in the community. U.S. Route 41 passes through the CDP, leading south to Dunnellon and north to Williston. Ocala, the Marion county seat, is to the northeast.

The community was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 5,091.[2] It is part of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Demographics

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 Springs CDP, Florida: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. December 19, 2022.