Oviedo, Florida
Oviedo, Florida | |
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The Wheeler-Evans House | |
| Motto: "Growing in the right direction" | |
Location in Seminole County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°39′29″N 81°11′14″W / 28.65806°N 81.18722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Seminole |
| Settled (Lake Jesup and Powell Settlements) | Early 1800s-1875 |
| Incorporated (Town of Oviedo) | 1925 |
| Incorporated (City of Oviedo) | 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Megan Sladek |
| • Deputy Mayor | Natalie Teuchert |
| • Councilmembers | Keith Britton, Alan Ott, and Jeff Boddiford |
| • City Manager | Bryan Cobb |
| • City Clerk | Elianne Rivera |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.80 sq mi (40.92 km2) |
| • Land | 15.52 sq mi (40.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,059 |
| • Density | 2,580.79/sq mi (996.43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 32762, 32765, 32766 |
| Area code(s) | 407, 689, 321 |
| FIPS code | 12-53575 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404447 |
| Website | City of Oviedo, Florida Website |
Oviedo (/ˌoʊˈviːdoʊ/ oh-VEE-doh) is a city in Seminole County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, the population was 40,059. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Oviedo was known for its historic houses and buildings and agriculture, as well as its population of chickens that roamed the downtown area. Although the city historically has been rural, in recent years it has had an influx of new developments to support its rapid growth, due to its proximity to the University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Research Park.