Leesburg, Florida

Leesburg, Florida
City
City of Leesburg
Leesburg City Hall
Motto:  "The Lakefront City"
Location in Lake County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°47′36″N 81°54′38″W / 28.79333°N 81.91056°W / 28.79333; -81.91056
Country	United States of America
State	Florida
County	Lake
Settled (Leesburg)	1857[1]
Incorporated (city)	July 12, 1875[1]
Government
• Type	Commission–Manager
• Mayor	Jimmy Burry
• Mayor Pro Tem	Jay Connell
• Commissioners	Allyson Berry, Alan Reisman, and Mike Pederson
• City Manager	Al Minner
• City Clerk	J. Andi Purvis
Area [2]
• Total	41.94 sq mi (108.61 km2)
• Land	38.45 sq mi (99.58 km2)
• Water	3.49 sq mi (9.04 km2)
Elevation [3]	89 ft (27 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	27,000
• Density	702.27/sq mi (271.15/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	34748, 34788
Area code	352
FIPS code	12-39875[4]
GNIS feature ID	2404907[3]
Website	www.leesburgflorida.gov

Leesburg is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, the population had exactly 27,000 residents.

Leesburg is in central Florida, between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin, at the head of the Ocklawaha River. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Lake–Sumter State College and Beacon College are located in Leesburg.