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Unincorporated community in Florida, United States
Killarney, Florida
Unincorporated community
Killarney Station, a bike shop used on the two rail-trails that terminate at KillarneyKillarney Station, a bike shop used on the two rail-trails that terminate at Killarney
Killarney, Florida is located in FloridaKillarney, FloridaKillarney, Florida
Coordinates: 28°32′50″N 81°39′01″W / 28.54722°N 81.65028°W / 28.54722; -81.65028
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyOrange
Elevation131 ft (40 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code34740
Area code(s)407, 689 & 321
GNIS feature ID295390

Killarney is an unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida, United States. Its ZIP code is 34740. The community is located west of Oakland, south of Lake Apopka, north of John's Lake, and east of the Lake-Orange County Line.

The main roads through Killarney are State Road 50, Old CR 50, and County Road 438. The West Orange Trail and South Lake-Lake Minneola Scenic Trail terminate within the community. Florida's Turnpike also runs through Killarney, but has no interchanges there. The nearest interchange is with SR 50 in nearby Oakland.

History

A post office called Killarney was established in 1887, closed in 1902, reopened in 1926, and closed once more in 2003.

The community was named after Killarney, in Ireland.

Notes

  1. ^ "Killarney, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  4. Clark, Alisson (May 10, 1999). "What's in a name?". Ocala Star-Banner. pp. 3C. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
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