Frostproof is in Polk County, Florida. The city is located in the southern region of Polk County on the Lake Wales Ridge. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to World Population Review, in 2024, Frostproof has a population of 3,191. Frostproof is currently growing at a rate of 2.11% annually and its population has increased by 9.02% since the most recent census (2020) which recorded a population of 2,927.
Frostproof is located between Lake Clinch and Lake Reedy. The city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), all land. Frostproof is located within the Central Florida Highlands area of the Atlantic coastal plain with a terrain consisting of flatland combined with gently rolling hills.
State Road 17 – The Scenic Highway, leading north to Lake Wales
US 27 – A four-lane divided highway running north–south just west of town, also leading northward to Lake Wales, and southward to Sebring.
US 98 – Running west from US 27, this road leads to Ft. Meade and eventually to Bartow and Lakeland. Southbound, it is co-signed with US 27.
The Historic Downtown District runs East and West between Lake Clinch and Lake Reedy on Wall Street.
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