DeLand, Florida

DeLand, Florida
Downtown DeLand
Nickname: 
"The Athens of Florida"
Location in Volusia County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 29°01′30″N 81°16′41″W / 29.02500°N 81.27806°W / 29.02500; -81.27806
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyVolusia
Settled (Persimmon Hollow)1846-1876
Settled (DeLand)December 6, 1876
Incorporated
(City of DeLand)
1882
Named afterHenry Addison DeLand
Government
 • TypeCommission–Manager
Area
 • Total
19.51 sq mi (50.52 km2)
 • Land19.28 sq mi (49.93 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
Elevation
72 ft (22 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
37,351
 • Density1,937.5/sq mi (748.06/km2)
DemonymDeLandite
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
32720–32724
Area code386
FIPS code12-16875
GNIS feature ID2404201
Websitewww.deland.org

DeLand is a city in and the county seat of Volusia County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, DeLand had a population of 37,351.

The city was founded in 1876, and was named for its founder, Henry Addison DeLand. DeLand is home to Stetson University, Florida's oldest private college, as well as the Museum of Art - DeLand. The DeLand Municipal Airport serves as an uncontrolled general-aviation reliever airport to commercial operations at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), and Orlando International Airport (MCO).