Rainbow Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Marion County, Florida, United States. It is named for the first-magnitude artesian spring found in the community. U.S. Route 41 passes through the CDP, leading south 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Dunnellon and north 20 miles (32 km) to Williston. Ocala, the Marion county seat, is 20 miles to the northeast.

Rainbow Springs, Florida
Census-designated place
Rainbow Springs Show map of Florida Rainbow Springs Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 29°5′13″N 82°27′7″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Marion
Area [1]
• Total	11.68 sq mi (30.25 km2)
• Land	11.54 sq mi (29.89 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation [2]	115 ft (35 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,091
• Density	441.12/sq mi (170.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	34431, 34432 (Dunnellon)
Area code(s)	352
FIPS code	12-59470
GNIS feature ID	2805191[2]

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Demographics

References