Buena Ventura Lakes, Florida | |
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  Buena Ventura Lakes Location in Florida  Buena Ventura Lakes Buena Ventura Lakes (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 28°20′06″N 81°21′14″W / 28.33500°N 81.35389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Osceola |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.65 sq mi (14.64 km2) |
| • Land | 5.58 sq mi (14.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,251 |
| • Density | 5,424.24/sq mi (2,094.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 34743[3] |
| FIPS code | 12-09415[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2546911[2] |
Buena Ventura Lakes, more commonly known as BVL, is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Osceola County, Florida, United States, near Kissimmee. Its population was 26,079 at the 2010 census.[5] It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is served by the Osceola Library System.
Buena Ventura Lakes is very well known as a Puerto Rican and New Yorican neighborhood (Little Puerto Rico or Little New York).
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buenaventura Lakes, Florida
- ^ "Buenaventura Lakes ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Buena Ventura Lakes CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2011.