Dunnellon, Florida

About Dunnellon

Dunnellon, FL is a small town located in central Florida with an estimated population of 2,043.

Dunnellon holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 8.82 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 232 residents per square mile.

📰 Dunnellon News Today

• Dunnellon banjo player inducted into American Banjo Hall of Fame WCJB · Oct 10
• Rising interest rates will cost Marion County schools $38M on new Dunnellon campuses WKMG · Oct 8
• Mary Jeanne Donovan Obituary (1936 - 2026) - Dunnellon, FL - 352 Today Legacy | Obituary · Oct 9
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Dunnellon, Florida - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10
• Harriet J. Bostick (August 2, 1956 – August 3, 2026) Postell's Mortuary · Aug 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Dunnellon Unique

• The only place in America named Dunnellon — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Dunnellon

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Blue Gator Tiki Bar and Restaurant
• Citrus Grill
• Gruff's Tap and Grill
• Little Caesars Pizza — pizza
• Purple Sage Cafe
• Rodeo Grill
• Swampy's

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Rainbow Springs State Park Tube Rentals · Attraction
• Rainbow Springs Art, Inc · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dunnellon

• Ernie Mills Park reviews ★
• Blue Run of Dunnellon Park reviews ★
• Centennial Park reviews ★
• Chaplin A. Dinkins, III Memorial Park reviews ★
• Cross Florida Greenway · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Dunnellon

• DUNNELLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOL
• DUNNELLON MIDDLE SCHOOL
• ROMEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Dunnellon

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