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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
City: LADY LAKE, FL | Florida United States ZIP Code 5 Plus 4 ✉️
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Hickory Head Hammock, which was the original Morse Compound in the Villages next to Spanish Springs Town Square, is in Sumter County, in the city of Lady Lake. There are several homes there, usually you'll see one for sale every couple of years.
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The USPS building that handles delivery for zip code 32159 is known as the Lady Lake Post Office on Teague Trail. It is possible that when it was created the only addresses it serviced were in Lake County and the city of Lady Lake.
The area that the 32159 zip code covers includes portions of Sumter County as well as Lady Lake. It would make sense that as the early Villages were constructed the nearest post office was used and the area of the closest zip code was expanded to cover them. This doesn't mean the city of Lady Lake expanded, it means the area covered by the 32159 zip code which is known as "Lady Lake, FL" expanded and now includes portions of both Lake and Sumter counties.
As the Villages continued to grow it needed a new zip code and 32162 was created as "The Villages." More growth added yet another and 32163 was added, again as "The Villages." (32163 was carved out of "Wildwood, FL" 34785) I know that mail for 32163 is still routed through the Teague Trail building and I suspect 32162 is. as well.
The town of Lady Lake exists entirely within Lake County. The city of Lady Lake exists entirely within Lake County.
The Post Office that 32159 mail is delivered from is on Teague Trail in Lady Lake and is known as the "Lady Lake, FL" post office. The area within the 32159 zip code extends into The Villages within Sumter County.
This doesn't put these homes in Lake County and it doesn't put these homes in the city of Lady Lake. All this means is their mail is delivered through the "Lady Lake, FL" post office.