Venus, Florida

Not to be confused with Venice, Florida.
Venus, Florida
Unincorporated community
Venus is located in Florida
Venus
Venus
Location within the state of Florida
Venus is located in the United States
Venus
Venus
Venus (the United States)
Coordinates: 27°4′0.84″N 81°21′24.84″W / 27.0669000°N 81.3569000°W / 27.0669000; -81.3569000
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyHighlands County
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
33960[1]
Area code863

Venus is an unincorporated community in southeastern Highlands County, Florida, United States.

Geography

Lake Placid is the nearest town to the north. Palmdale, another unincorporated community, is to the south. Hunting and fishing are popular recreations. Archbold Biological Station which includes natural Florida scrub is located here.

Tropical Storm Debby

On June 24, 2012, Venus was struck by an EF2 tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Debby, resulting in one death and property damage.[2][3]

Businesses

Costa Delray Co., an indoor foliage plant greenhouse, is located here. Consolidated Citrus LP is located here. The Venus Project has its research center located here, and is derived from the name of the community.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Venus ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tropical Storm Debby: Seven confirmed tornadoes in Tampa Bay area". WFTS. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Skrzypek, Jeff (June 25, 2012). "Heather Town, Venus mom, shields child during tornado, dies". WPTV. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  4. ^ The Venus Project Research Center Archived June 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on June 27, 2012.


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