Polk City, Florida | |
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| City of Polk City | |
 Polk City Government Center as seen from Florida State Road 559 | |
| Motto(s): "Peace & Serenity" "Building Today For A Better Today"[1] | |
 Location in Polk County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°10′49″N 81°49′47″W / 28.18028°N 81.82972°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Florida |
| County | Polk |
| Incorporated (Town) | April 3, 1925[1] |
| Incorporated (City) | 2005[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Joe LaCascia |
| • Vice Mayor | Wayne Harper |
| • Commissioners | Brian Knouff, Charles Nichols, and Micheal T. Blethen |
| • City Manager | Patricia Jackson |
| • City Attorney | Thomas Cloud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.08 sq mi (13.17 km2) |
| • Land | 4.50 sq mi (11.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2) |
| Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,713 |
| • Density | 602.22/sq mi (232.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 33868 |
| Area code | 863 |
| FIPS code | 12-57950[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407139[3] |
| Website | Polk City Florida Official Website |
Polk City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,713 at the 2020 census.
- ^ a b c "History of Polk City". mypolkcity.org.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polk City, Florida
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.