University Park is an unincorporated community located in Orange County, Florida

Orange County, Florida

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....

, east of Orlando

Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...

. The community is named probably due to the location in relation to the University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida

The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...

, which is located in the area. The community is served by 32816 and 32817 ZIP Code

ZIP Code

ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...

s. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee

Kissimmee, Florida

Kissimmee is a city in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 59,682. It is the county seat of Osceola County...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

University Park is located at 28.57 North, 81.21 West (28.56667, -81.20833), or about 15 miles east of downtown Orlando.

Description

Located just east of Union Park

Union Park, Florida

Union Park is a census-designated place in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,191 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP code Serving Union Park: 32817 and 32825...

, the community is easily reachable by SR-408

State Road 408 (Florida)

State Road 408 , also known as the Spessard L. Holland East-West Expressway, is a tolled expressway running east–west through Orlando, Florida, United States...

, SR-434

State Road 434 (Florida)

State Road 434 is a major roadway in the Central Florida area. Starting at SR 424 just north of Orlando city limits, the road runs north as Forest City Road through Forest City before dropping the name at the Seminole County line...

, and Colonial Drive

State Road 50 (Florida)

State Road 50 runs across the center of the U.S. state of Florida through Orlando, with its termini at SR 55 at Weeki Wachee and SR 5 in Titusville....

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External links

• Community Directory from Amazon.com Yellow Pages
• Brief University Park information
• http://map.web.mapquest.com/?e=9&GetMapDataDirect=Gme5diw%2cb%3a9u12%3b%40%24l5%2d80gz72%26%3dyn%2107w167%3ah%2drxu48s%26z%40nhwr5q%40b2562%3a9uy2%3b0%24nu67%7c%26a7a1%40%24%3a%26%40ag%214ywu67%3a%29r2%261wz2u6%24%3a%26u72u%2c%24xuzb%3a%26%40%24%3a1r%40slr72u%40%5fg9%2dbahw72%26%40%24ndz1%7c9%402s06%40l%3ba8g5%40%24%3a9y7%3a9y7a54b5%26uza%26%402sq6%40l%3bra%3aq%40agdr12%26%3dyn1w8g%26%3d8%3a9%40%5fl%26%3d2%3au%407%3au%40a%3au%40r%3au%40a%3au%407%3a9z%242%26a%242%2608%3a1%402%3au%40a5%260%24n%26%3d2%3a9%407%3a90%24n%26y%242%260%242%266%242%266%24%2e9r%24%2e9%40%5fn9%407%3a%29y%242%26%3dt%3au%40%5fw%266%24%2el%40%5fn%26%3d2n%266%242%26u%24%2el%40a%3a%29w%24x%26%3db%3aq%40%5fn%264%24l%26a%245%266%24s%26%3d2%3ad%40%5fx%26a%24%2e0%40a%3au%407%3a%29y%24n%26%3d2s%26%3d2%3a%29ub%3a%29a%24%2e0%40%5fx%26%3dr%3a%290%24%2e9w%24%2eh%40%5fn1f%24%2e96z%3a%29uy%3a%29ub%3a%29z%24%2el%40%5fn1%40%5fs%26%3da%3au%40%5fn0%40%5fs%26%3db0%26%3d1%3a%29uz%3a%29w%242%266%24%2e1%407%3a%29az%3a%29f%242%266%24%2eh%40%5fl%26%3d25%26%3db%3a%29wb%3a%29u2%3a%294%24%2e9%40%5fx0%40%5fnu%40%5fnq%40%5fs%26%3d2s%26%3dt%3a%29uz%3a%29u2%3a%29w%24%2el%40%5fg%26%3dt%3a%29ur%3a%29ur%3a%29u7%3a%29ub%3a%29f%24%2e94%24%2ed%40%5fw%266%242%26%3d2x%26%3da5%26%3dr%3a%29r%24%2e9a%24%2e1z%24%2el%40%5fa%26%3db%3a%29z%24%2ed%40%5fn5%40%5fl%26%3d22%26%3d2%3a%29r%24%2e9%40%5fs%26%3d2%3a%29ut%3a%29u%24%2e9wz%3a9482%3b6%24nq67%261%2c%24006b%3a%26 Map of University Park from Mapquest]