Lake Wales | |
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Coordinates: 27°55′10″N 81°35′46″W / 27.91944°N 81.59611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Polk |
Area | |
• Total | 20.12 sq mi (52.10 km2) |
• Land | 18.84 sq mi (48.81 km2) |
• Water | 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2) |
Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 16,361 |
• Density | 868.19/sq mi (335.22/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 33800-33898 |
Area code | 863 |
FIPS code | 12-38950[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 2404869[2] |
Website | City of Lake Wales official site |
Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, 16,361 people lived there.[3] Lake Wales is in central Florida, west of Lake Kissimmee and east of Tampa.