Wildwood, Florida

About Wildwood

Wildwood is a close-knit town in central Florida with an estimated population of 19,031.

Wildwood holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 58.3 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 326 residents per square mile.

📰 Wildwood News Today

• 102 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Wildwood, FL 34785 Realtor.com · Oct 7
• Wildwood, FL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Oct 5
• John Grogan Obituary (2026) - Wildwood, FL - Baldwin Brothers Funerals & Cremation Society - Wildwood Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6
• Wildwood employee accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the city WKMG · Sep 14
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Wildwood, Florida - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 12

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 Wildwood Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Wildwood — but the Florida one has a character all its own.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 19,031.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wildwood

• Another Broken Egg — breakfast (café)
• City Fire American Oven & Bar
• Cody's Original Roadhouse — american
• The Standard CL — coffee shop (café)
• Wolfgang Puck Kitchen + Bar

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wildwood

• Lake Harlow Park reviews ★
• Lake Okahumpka Park reviews ★
• Lake Okahumpka Recreation Center reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Wildwood

• WILDWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• WILDWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
• WILDWOOD MIDDLE/ HIGH SCHOOL

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

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Wildwood

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