Christmas, Florida
Christmas, Florida | |
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Location in Orange County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°33′32″N 81°00′08″W / 28.55889°N 81.00222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Orange |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.22 sq mi (117.13 km2) |
| • Land | 45.21 sq mi (117.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,439 |
| • Density | 53.9/sq mi (20.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32709 |
| Area codes | 407, 689, 321 |
| FIPS code | 12-12250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2402771 |
Christmas is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of Greater Orlando.
As of the 2020 census, Christmas had a population of 2,439. Christmas is home to the world's largest alligator-shaped building, measuring at just over 200 feet (61 m); to Fort Christmas Historical Park, a recreation of the Second Seminole War Fort Christmas; and to Fort Christmas Folk School, a nonprofit school dedicated to teaching folk arts. Every year, Christmas sends a large amount of mail from its post office from people who mail letters from the town so they can have the "Christmas" postmark on their holiday mailings.
Christmas is the birthplace of the American sculptor James Hughlette "Tex" Wheeler, who is buried in the Fort Christmas Cemetery.
Christmas is home to many Orlando digital TV stations' transmission towers.