Azalea Park

Orange County, Florida, United States. Azalea Park is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida, United States. At the time of the 2010 census, the population was 12,556 people. It is a component of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area in the state of Florida.

The Orange County government is responsible for the upkeep of Azalea Park. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol are among the law enforcement agencies in the area. Orange County Fire Rescue is in charge of providing fire and emergency medical services. Rural-Metro also provides emergency medical services in the surrounding area. The Orlando station of the Florida Highway Patrol is located near the intersection of Semoran Boulevard (State Road 436) and Lake Underhill Road.

Azalea Park is home to the communications centers for the Florida Highway Patrol, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Orange County Fire Rescue Department. The Emergency Operations Centers for both Orange County and a part of Orlando are located in the region as well. Azalea Park is home to the Florida Department of Transportation’s office, which is located in the same building as the Florida Highway Patrol. The Orlando Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) is located in this building.

Azalea Park is served by two airports, both of which are operated by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. Airports in the surrounding vicinity include Orlando International Airport (MCO) to the south and Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) to the west.

Florida Hospital East, which is owned and maintained by Adventist Health System, serves as the primary hospital in the area. A less than three-mile drive away is Orlando Regional Medical Center, which is home to the only Level 1 Trauma Center in Central Florida.

There are several schools in the neighborhood, including Azalea Park Elementary School, Azalea Park Baptist Elementary School, Chickasaw Elementary School, Forsyth Woods Elementary School, and Colonial High School, among others. In prior years, the state gave these schools an average grade, which they continue to receive.

Full Sail University is located on the outskirts of the campus’s physical limits. Valencia Community College East is the public post-secondary college that is the most convenient to Azalea Park.

The Orange County Property Appraiser is in charge of determining property taxes in the area. The mill rate in 2010 was 4.4347 percent. State income taxes were not applicable, and there was a 6.5 percent sales tax in effect.

It is located within the boundaries of Florida’s 7th Congressional District and Florida’s 9th Congressional District, which are currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Stephanie Murphy (D) and Darren Soto (D), respectively. Senators Marco Rubio (R) and Rick Scott (D) represent the state in the Senate (R).

Governed by Orange County, which is overseen by the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, which is headed by Mayor Jerry Demings, the area is administered by the city of Orange.