Drinking water stations with addresses in Lake Placid and their reported violations in the past:
LAKE PLACID CAMPGROUND (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
CHARLIE CREEK-THE VILLAGE OF (Population served: 175, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One minor monitoring violation
LAKE PLACID NAZARENE CONFERENCE CENTER (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-2005)
LAKESHORE MOTEL (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
THE MINISTRY CENTER (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-22-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-22-2003)
LAKE PLACID FAMILY RESTAURANT (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lake Placid that have no violations reported:
- LUPITA GROCERY (Population served: 155, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LAKE PLACID VFW POST 3880 (Population served: 140, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- COUNTRY WALK (Population served: 135, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- DEEANN LAKEFRONT ESTATES (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LAKE PLACID CONG. OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LAKE ISTOKAPOGA MARINA R.V. PARK (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HENDERSON'S FISHING RESORT (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LEZA LEISURE LAKES (Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LAKE GRASSY HOMESITES (Population served: 70, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- EAGLE'S NEST ESTATES (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 34.7% | | Whole state: | 12.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 17.2% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Placid, FL
6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Lake Placid compared to Florida state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Lake Placid (2009 data):
- Wauchula State Bank: Highway 621 Branch at Highway 621, East, branch established on 1975-08-11; Interlake Boulevard Branch at Interlake Boulevard At Main Street, branch established on 1960-01-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $582.0 mil, Deposits: $516.4 mil, headquarters in Wauchula, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Crews Banking Corporation
- Highlands Independent Bank: Lake Placid Branch at 207 U.S. Highway #27 South, branch established on 2002-03-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $313.2 mil, Deposits: $268.2 mil, headquarters in Sebring, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Highlands Independent Bancshares, Inc.
- Heartland National Bank: Heartland Branch at 600 U.S. Highway 27 North, branch established on 1999-09-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $266.2 mil, Deposits: $237.6 mil, headquarters in Sebring, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Heartland Bancshares, Inc.
- Riverside National Bank of Florida: Lake Placid Branch at 1 Us 27 North, 621 East, branch established on 2002-08-12. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $3,962.4 mil, Deposits: $2,933.2 mil, headquarters in Fort Pierce, FL, negative income in the last year, 67 total offices, Holding Company: Riverside Banking Company
- Seacoast National Bank: Lake Placid Branch at 199 North U.S. Highway 27, branch established on 1956-03-09. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $2,312.5 mil, Deposits: $1,848.5 mil, headquarters in Stuart, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Seacoast Banking Corporation Of Florida
- Bank of America, National Association: Lake Placid Branch at 611 Dal Hall Blvd., branch established on 1974-05-04. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- SunTrust Bank: Lake Placid Branch at 611 E Interlake Boulevard, branch established on 1986-06-02. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Lake Placid Branch at 354 Us 27 North, branch established on 1953-08-07. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Lake Placid, Florida
- Lakeshore Resort Motel, Sunset Dr, Lake Placid, FL 33852
- Leisure Lakes Motel, 1040 LK June Blvd, Lake Placid, FL 33852
- Best Western Lake Placid Inn & Conference Cen, 2165 S US 27, Lake Placid, FL 33852, Phone: (239) 465-3133, Fax: (239) 465-3354
- Sunshine Motel & Apartments, 410 PLZ Ave, Lake Placid, FL 33852
- Ramada Inn, 2165 US 27 S, Lake Placid, FL 33852, Phone: (863) 465-3133, Fax: (863) 465-3354
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suite, 608 S Lakeview Rd, Lake Placid, FL 33852, Phone: (863) 465-9916, Fax: (863) 465-9917
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Lake Placid, Florida
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Highlands County Florida:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (94%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Lake Placid
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church |
| Adherents | 31.1% | 14.9% | 13.0% | 5.5% | 3.8% |
| Congregations | 20.8% | 4.2% | 7.3% | 6.3% | 3.1% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Assemblies of God | United Church of Christ | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other religions |
| Adherents | 3.8% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 19.0% |
| Congregations | 8.3% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 4.2% | 38.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $7,032 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $19,271 | $25,695 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $4,898 | $29,388 | 3 | $1,189 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $7,312 | $29,248 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $8,623 | $25,869 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,020 | $24,240 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $7,822 | $23,466 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $20,210 | $34,646 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,156 |
| Totals for Government |
30 | $70,156 | $28,062 | 11 | $9,377 |
Lake Placid government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $218,000
All Other: $168,000
Sewerage: $115,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,047,000
Police Protection: $525,000
Parks & Recreation: $356,000
Financial Administration: $229,000
Solid Waste Management: $198,000
Regular Highways: $186,000
General - Other: $168,000
Sewerage: $117,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $297,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $168,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $103,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $469,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $750,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $112,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $352,000
General Support: $290,000
Water Utilities: $95,000
Highways: $72,000
- Tax - Property: $391,000
Individual Income: $0
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,328,000
9.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,133 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.56% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($174 average AGI)| Highlands County: | 0.07% | | Florida average: | 0.22% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,034 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.25% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($144 average AGI)| Highlands County: | 0.10% | | Florida average: | 0.12% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Placid:
- WJCM (1050 AM; 5 kW; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
- WQYK (1010 AM; 50 kW; SEFFNER, FL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF TAMPA)
- WQTM (740 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWTK (730 AM; 1 kW; LAKE PLACID, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
- WDYZ (990 AM; 50 kW; ORLANDO, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WMGG (820 AM; 50 kW; LARGO, FL; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ST. PETERSBURG LICENSEE)
- WHOO (1080 AM; daytime; 35 kW; KISSIMMEE, FL; Owner: GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS I, INC.)
- WWCN (770 AM; 10 kW; NORTH FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WJPT LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
- WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Placid:
- W208AR (89.5 FM; LAKE PLACID, FL; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWLL (105.7 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WINK-FM (96.9 FM; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWOJ (99.1 FM; AVON PARK, FL; Owner: COHAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WSJT (94.1 FM; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WHPT (102.5 FM; SARASOTA, FL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCKT (100.1 FM; PORT CHARLOTTE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWRZ (98.3 FM; FORT MEADE, FL; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- W207AY (89.3 FM; SEBRING, FL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Lake Placid:
- W27AE (Channel 27; SEBRING, FL; Owner: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC.)
- WINK-TV (Channel 11; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: FORT MYERS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBBH-TV (Channel 20; FORT MYERS, FL; Owner: WATERMAN BROADCASTING CORP. OF FLORIDA)
- WTVK (Channel 46; NAPLES, FL; Owner: ACME TELEVISION LICENSES OF FLORIDA, LLC)
- WFTX (Channel 36; CAPE CORAL, FL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WRXY-TV (Channel 49; TICE, FL; Owner: WEST COAST CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC)
- WMOR-TV (Channel 32; LAKELAND, FL; Owner: WMOR-TV COMPANY)
- WGCU (Channel 30; FT. MYERS, FL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY)
Lake Placid, Florida:
- Fatal accident count: 24
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 39
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 10
- Fatalities: 29
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 68
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Florida average:
- Fatal accident count: 153
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 235
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 51
- Fatalities: 166
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 411
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 26
See more detailed statistics of Lake Placid fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total average daily traffic: 25,633
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,731
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Lake Placid)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Lake Placid, FL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- 14900 Sr 70 W, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WPJC472
Assigned Frequencies : 952.281 MHz, 928.281 MHz Grant Date: 12/15/2000, Expiration Date: 12/14/2010
Registrant: Phone: (401) 827-5840 - LAKE PLACID, 1099 Us 27 N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: WPTY341
Assigned Frequencies : 6810.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/11/2002, Expiration Date: 01/11/2012, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2007, Certifier: Roger Boucher
Registrant: M/A-Com, Inc., 3315 Old Forest Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24501, Phone: (434) 385-2820, Fax: (434) 385-2693 - LAKE PLACID, 1174 Us Highway 27 North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 100.6 m, Call Sign: WQGK217
Assigned Frequencies : 6810.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/09/2007, Expiration Date: 02/09/2017, Certifier: Andrew E Moysenko
Registrant: M/A-Com, Inc., 7022 Tpc Drive, Suite 500, Orlando, FL 32822, Phone: (407) 581-3782, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3- 14900 Sr 70 W, Overall height: 98 m, Call Sign: KNKK239
Assigned Frequencies : 931.062 MHz Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 03/15/2001
Registrant: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, & Walker, 1299 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20004-2400, Phone: (202) 508-9500 - Happiness Tower, Call Sign: KTS277
Assigned Frequencies : 152.150 MHz Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 06/05/1999
Registrant: Koteen & Naftlalin, 1150 Connecticut Ave, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 467-5700 - Sr 70 & Us 27 South, Type: Nntann, Structure height: 102.4 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: KNKO292
Assigned Frequencies : 931.487 MHz Grant Date: 01/30/2009, Expiration Date: 06/15/2018, Certifier: J. Roy Pottle
Registrant: American Messaging Services, LLC, 1720 Lakepointe Drive, #100, Lewisville, TX 75057, Phone: (214) 222-6460, Fax: (972) 353-1912, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1- 21 Silk Oak St., Type: Tower, Structure height: 12.8 m, Call Sign: WGM, Licensee ID: L00353539
12.1864 MHz, 13.5864 MHz, 13.8664 MHz, 18.1734 MHz, 18.1720 MHz, 13.5850 MHz, 22.8894 MHz, 22.8880 MHz, 7.32750 MHz, 8.05690 MHz... (+28 more) Grant Date: 07/21/2005, Expiration Date: 07/21/2015
Registrant: Cruiseemail, Lake Placid, FL 33862, Phone: (954) 815-8411, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 140 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Lake Placid)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Lake Placid)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 87 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 205
- Hazardous Condition: 32
- Service Call: 21
- Good Intent Call: 11
Incident types - Lake Placid
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Lake Placid, FL
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