About Lutz
Lutz, FL is a small unincorporated community located in central Florida.
Lutz holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 24.46 square miles.
📰 Lutz News Today
- FDLE arrests Lutz man for child sexual abuse materials fdle.state.fl.us · Aug 13
- Top Realtor in Lutz, FL: 54 Realty Newswire.com · Aug 13
- Slide Thru: Smalls Sliders Grand Opening – Lutz, FL That's So Tampa · Aug 15
- Cheeseburger Sliders Chain Backed By Super Bowl Champ Opens In Tampa Area patch.com · Aug 17
- ARREST MADE AFTER VICTIM IDENTIFIED IN LUTZ DEATH INVESTIGATION | HCSO, Tampa, FL Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office · Apr 21
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lutz Unique
- The only place in America named Lutz — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- 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 5 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Debs Whistle Stop Depot · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lutz
- Cypress Creek · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Kambridge Park reviews ★
- Nye Park reviews ★
- Oscar Cooler Park reviews ★
- Wellington Manor common area reviews ★
- Wilson's Duck Haven · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lutz
- DENHAM OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- LEARNING GATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
- LUTZ K-8 SCHOOL
- LUTZ PREPARATORY SCHOOL
- MANISCALCO K-8 SCHOOL
- MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL
- MCKITRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- SCHWARZKOPF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL
- SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateFlorida
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area24.46 sq mi
Coordinates28.1407, -82.4497