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.