Heathrow, Florida
Heathrow, Florida | |
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Location in Seminole County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°46′31″N 81°22′19″W / 28.77528°N 81.37194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Seminole |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founded by | Jeno Paulucci |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.16 sq mi (8.18 km2) |
| • Land | 2.75 sq mi (7.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,806 |
| • Density | 2,480.8/sq mi (957.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 32746 |
| Area codes | 407, 689 |
| FIPS code | 12-29320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2402574 |
Heathrow is a census-designated place and an unincorporated suburban community in Seminole County, Florida, United States. Heathrow is on the I-4 Corridor in Central Florida, 19 miles northeast of Orlando and 38 miles southwest of Daytona Beach.
Heathrow comprises a master-planned, private, gated residential community of approximately 2,200 homes, which is also called Heathrow, and the Heathrow International Business Center, an office park. Heathrow was founded in 1985 by Jeno Paulucci, a food business entrepreneur. The area had been a source of celery used in making his Chun King Foods American Chinese style food. As of the 2020 census, Heathrow had a population of 6,806. Heathrow is home to the national headquarters of the American Automobile Association (AAA).
Heathrow is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.