Killarney, Florida

Unincorporated community in Florida, United States

Killarney, Florida

Unincorporated community

Killarney Station, a bike shop used on the two rail-trails that terminate at Killarney

Killarney, Florida

Coordinates: 28°32′50″N 81°39′01″W﻿ / ﻿28.54722°N 81.65028°W﻿ / 28.54722; -81.65028
Country| United States
State| Florida
County| Orange
Elevation

| 131 ft (40 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

34740

Area code(s)| 407, 689 & 321
GNIS feature ID| 295390[1]

Killarney is an unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 34740.[2] 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

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A post office called Killarney was established in 1887,[3] closed in 1902, reopened in 1926, and closed once more in 2003.

The community was named after Killarney, in Ireland.[4]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b "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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Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Florida, United States

County seat: Orlando

Cities|

* Apopka
* Bay Lake
* Belle Isle
* Edgewood
* Lake Buena Vista
* Maitland
* Ocoee
* Orlando
* Winter Garden
* Winter Park

Towns|

* Eatonville
* Oakland
* Windermere

CDPs|

* Alafaya
* Azalea Park
* Bay Hill
* Bithlo
* Christmas
* Clarcona
* Conway
* Dr. Phillips
* Fairview Shores
* Four Corners‡
* Goldenrod‡
* Gotha
* Holden Heights
* Holden Lakes
* Horizon West
* Hunter's Creek
* Lake Butler
* Lake Hart
* Lake Mary Jane
* Lockhart
* Meadow Woods
* Oak Ridge
* Orlo Vista
* Paradise Heights
* Pine Castle
* Pine Hills
* Rio Pinar
* Sky Lake
* South Apopka
* Southchase
* Taft
* Tangelo Park
* Tangerine
* Tildenville
* Union Park
* University
* Wedgefield
* Williamsburg
* Zellwood

Unincorporated
communities|

* Fairvilla
* Killarney
* Plymouth
* Central Florida Tourism Oversight District‡
* Vineland

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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