Sebring, FL Metro Area

The Sebring, FL metro area is one county in Florida: Highlands County. About 111,122 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 9.8% more than in April 2020.

Highlands County, centralSebring
Highlands County in Florida
Population, July 2025
111,122 9.8% more than in April 2020
Type
Metropolitan statistical area
County
Highlands County
Land area
1,018 sq mi (2,636 km²)
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
State
Florida
CBSA code
42700

The county in the Sebring, FL metro area

CountyRolePopulation, July 2025
Highlands CountyCentral111,122

A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. This area has no outlying counties: no neighboring county sends enough commuters to join it. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.

Principal city

  1. Sebring11,382 people

OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first

Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.

  1. Arcadia, FL Micro Area30 mi southwest
  2. Okeechobee, FL Micro Area41 mi east
  3. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metro Area51 mi northwest
  4. Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area55 mi southwest
  5. Clewiston, FL Micro Area59 mi southeast
  6. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area70 mi north

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