Lake Nona, Orlando: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 9, 2026. Sources: the City of Orlando’s neighborhood boundaries, address points, parks, bike facilities and Southeast Sector land use open data, Orange County Public Schools’ Find My School zones for 2026-27, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, Zillow Research, LYNX, SunRail and OpenStreetMap.

Lake Nona is the city’s southeast growth area, south of Orlando International Airport. The City of Orlando’s map splits it into four neighborhoods: Lake Nona Central, Lake Nona Estates, Lake Nona South and Northlake Park at Lake Nona, about 9,400 acres together. OpenStreetMap names the whole area Lake Nona. This page covers all four.

The city’s address data lists 8,040 residential addresses: 7,360 single-family homes, 293 apartment buildings, 205 multifamily buildings and 182 condominium addresses. Streets with the most homes include Nemours Parkway, Laureate Boulevard, Northlake Parkway and Tavistock Lakes Boulevard. The city plans the area under its Southeast Sector land use map, which marks village centers, neighborhood centers, residential neighborhoods and airport support districts.

What this means for you

• High school: Lake Nona High, graded A by Florida for 2026 (A in 2025).
• Home value: $636,884 in ZIP 32827 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest expressway exit: State Road 417 Exit 23, Moss Park Road, about 2.9 miles by road. I-4 is about 20 miles away.

Part of our Orlando neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

On the city’s map the four Lake Nona neighborhoods border the Orlando International Airport area to the north and the city neighborhoods of East Park, LaVina, Southeastern Oaks and Lake Whippoorwill. Narcoossee Road and State Road 417 are the main roads.

The city’s points of interest in Lake Nona South include three hospitals: Nemours Children’s Hospital, 13525 Nemours Parkway, the Orlando VA medical center at 13800 Veterans Way, and the UCF Lake Nona Medical Center training hospital, 6700 Lake Nona Blvd.

ZIP codes: 32827 for 8,027 of the residential addresses, with 12 in 32824 and one in 32832.

Schools

Every home is zoned for Lake Nona High. The elementary and middle schools depend on the street. From Orange County Public Schools’ 2026-27 zone layer:

Twelve addresses fall in the Stonewyck Elementary zone. Grades are from the Florida Department of Education; each school name links to its state report card. All of these schools except Stonewyck are inside the area. Because the area is split between zones, check the exact address with OCPS’s Find My School tool. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP 32827 was $636,884 in August 2026, down 0.7% from $641,357 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family homes and condos together, not a sale price, and it covers the whole ZIP code. Zillow’s figure for the city of Orlando was $371,120, down 1.4% on the year. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks data, Heroes Community Park, 14028 Centerline Drive, about 21 acres, is inside the area, and McCoy Community Park, 7945 Dowden Road, about 25 acres, is at its edge.

The city’s bike data maps a network of paths here, including about 6 miles along Lake Nona Boulevard, 3 miles along Luminary Boulevard, 2 miles along Tavistock Lakes Boulevard, and the Lake Nona North and Laureate Park trails. More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Expressway: State Road 417 Exit 23, Moss Park Road, about 2.9 miles by road from the middle of the area, and Exit 24, Innovation Way and Dowden Road, about 3.9 miles.
• Interstate: the nearest I-4 exit, Exit 79, John Young Parkway, is about 20 miles by road.
• City Hall (400 S. Orange Ave.): about 21 miles.
• Airport: about 8.4 miles by road to Orlando International Airport.
• These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine, from a point near the middle of the area, not drive times. The area is large, so the figures differ by street.
• SunRail: the nearest station, Meadow Woods, is about 6.8 miles away in a straight line.
• Bus: LYNX’s current schedule data lists eight stops in the area, served by Link 407, the Kissimmee, Medical City and airport FastLink, and Link 418. Times are on LYNX’s route pages.

More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

From OpenStreetMap, inside the area, all on Narcoossee Road:

• Publix, 13900 Narcoossee Road
• Walmart Supercenter, 11930 Narcoossee Road
• Bravo, 13024 Narcoossee Road
• Walgreens, 14400 Narcoossee Road

How we drew this area

This page combines the Lake Nona Central, Lake Nona Estates, Lake Nona South and Northlake Park at Lake Nona polygons in the City of Orlando’s neighborhood layer. Address counts, ZIP codes and school zone shares come from the city’s issued residential address points matched to Orange County Public Schools’ 2026-27 zone layer on Oct. 9, 2026. An apartment building counts as one address. Store and road data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lake Nona in the city of Orlando?

Yes. The City of Orlando’s neighborhood map divides Lake Nona into four neighborhoods inside city limits: Lake Nona Central, Lake Nona Estates, Lake Nona South and Northlake Park at Lake Nona.

What ZIP code is Lake Nona?

32827, for all but 13 of its residential addresses. Zillow put the typical home value in 32827 at $636,884 in August 2026, down 0.7% on the year.

What high school is Lake Nona zoned for?

Lake Nona High School, 12500 Narcoossee Road, for every residential address in Orange County Public Schools’ 2026-27 zone layer. Florida graded it A for 2026.

Is Lake Nona a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Lake Nona’s four city neighborhoods cover about 9,400 acres with 8,040 residential addresses, mostly single-family homes. Every zoned school there was graded A for 2026, Orlando International Airport is about 8.4 miles by road and downtown City Hall about 21 miles.