Which zip code do you give?
 

Getting ready to move to The Villages and I understand we use "The Villages" zip 32163 for our mailing address. But on Google maps no matter what you do it appears as " Wildwood, FL 34785 " Which address do we give our movers or will they understand it's the same? For all deliveries..which address do you use? Thanks!

You give them what google will find. And then you also add comments with the alternative. And add directions, such as From I-75 take turnpike to 301 (right at exit, south); then left (east) on Warm Springs; then...

Oddly, when you are getting car insurance, have the broker check with both zip codes. Some quotes I got were different $$ even though it's identical coverage, one or the other was sometimes less. They use demographics, and one zip must include different groups of people.

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Oddly, when you are getting car insurance, have the broker check with both zip codes. Some quotes I got were different $$ even though it's identical coverage, one or the other was sometimes less. They use demographics, and one zip must include different groups of people.[/QUOTE]

Thank you! Very helpful

The Villages is not an incorporated city and has no post office of it's own, so there is no real zip with "The Villages".
I asked at the post office when we moved here, and they said The Villages was fine to use instead of Lady Lake in our case.

I would use the zip from the mailing address. Not all the Villages is in 32163, there are actually four zip codes for the Villages.

The reason to use the zip from the mailing address:
- This is the official zip code assigned to that address from the controlling organization (USPS)
- You don't want to have to remember multiple addresses for your home
- Some deliveries will use the USPS as the "last leg" for the delivery and you want it to go through the correct post office

Maker's advice was good for the movers now. You want your furniture delivered to the right house. Bill's advice is good for once you are moved in & Google Maps has caught up with the new development. For a while you may, as Maker indicated, have to give detailed instructions to deliveries. Longer term The Villages, FL 32163

Use "The Villages". Using "Wildwood" will get your mail sent back to sender. It happened to me when I first moved in. Double check your zip code.

mail yourself a letter using both codes and see what happens.

You don't say where your new home is, so we cannot answer this.

Ask your salesperson for the official address of your new home. There are several different zip codes within The Villages.

32163 is south of 466A and north (I think) of Hwy 44.
34785 is south of Hwy 44?
Other areas have other zip codes.

Your salesperson will know. Or go to the post office, not Google maps.

Lake Denham is in Okahumpka 34762. I went with the zip listed with my county tax collector because it seemed the best way to stay out of prison

Just go to the source: usps.com and enter the address. It will give you the correct zip code.

For the record....
 

This is incorrect information....
32163 is south of 466A and north (I think) of Hwy 44.
34785 is south of Hwy 44?

The Village of Richmond, which is South of 44, has an official USPS zip of 32163

Unless somethings changed all of TV's mail goes thru the Lady Lake Post Office where the contractors pick it up and distribute it at the neighborhood mail stations.

Yes, things have changed.

The newer areas do not process mail thru Lady Lake. They use Wildwood or Lake Okahumpka.

Use the actual zip code. We live in 32159. 32159's actual post office is Lady Lake and all delivery companies use Lady Lake as the address, but we live in The Villages

Monarch Grove, which is south of Warm Springs, is also 32163.

I really don't think these old folks can process the expanse of the changes. Also the Post office down here is in the town of Okahumpka, not in Lake Okahumpka...which would make for some wet heavy mail. Okahumpka Post Office is down here on Rt 470 near where it crosses over to 48. If yall want to believe that a system based on zip codes reroutes my mail 20 miles away north to another zip code before sending it back 20 miles south to my zip code....nevermind

I bet you are really confused now.
 

Dear Loriemoms,
By scanning the responses, I see that the variety of input you are getting might make things more confusing for you than less.

Here is our experience: Even before we actually arrived, we started using the 32163 zip code and have never lost any mail or had a delivery problem in over two years. This is true in three of "The Villages" properties we have bought in Wildwood (the Hammock in Fenny, Deluna and Richmond) All are south of 44 and all three are physically located within the City of Wildwood. The delivery people here are well versed in how The Villages address system works and the gradual shift from one zip code to the new one.

Your Villages real-estate rep and/or closing department should give you your new zip code that comes with the property. That's the one I would use, not the old one. I'm thinking that using the old one might have some unintended bad consequences.

Good Luck and welcome to The Villages. You're gonna love it.

we only have used The Villages FL 32163 for the last 3 years nothing else

what village are you moving to? Then, post that on here and ask your question. I am in zip 32162. Or you can go to other sites, such as Nextdoor.com or the villages friendy folks and ask.

32163 is for the Fenney area south of 44 as well. Sometimes the auto fill in when I start typing will use the Wildwood zip and city but I always change it to TV per our agents instructions 4 yrs ago.

Agree with Maker’s suggestion. Explain the situation and give directions.

11 miles for me, 17 miles for the folks in Marsh Bend. But hey, you've been here for all of a month so you must know better than the rest of us.

The newest areas might use Wildwood or Okahumpka but at least those built through 2020 (Marsh Bend) use 32163 which is routed through the Lady Lake post office.

Same with Village of DeLuna. We are 32163. We’ve used The Villages, 32163 as our address for all deliveries since day one back in 2022, and have never had an issue. Tell your movers and delivery people to use Waze as they update more frequently than google. For Amazon I added “Village of DeLuna” to my address permanently. I receive all deliveries from them with no issues.

Assuming you bought a place, the zip code will be on those papers. Our ZIP for Dabney is the one for Okahumpka. There's isn't a ZIP for TV.

You can correct the zip on Google Maps. It may take a try or two for it to take,, but it works. Did that on our place in 2021.

The Villages has only 3 zips. 32162,32163,32159

Your address in Dabney, like mine, is "The Villages, FL 34762". TV now has many different Zip Codes and as they expand I'd expect more

Also 32162 in the Lake Sumter area.

I believe what is happening is the zip code is being changed when an area becomes part of the Villages.

Prior to Villages construction, areas in Sumter County are assigned to the zip code of the nearest post office. Much of the land the Villages is built on had a Wildwood zip code. The land where newer sections are being built may also have Okahumpka zip codes.

Once the area is developed and perhaps once it is brought under a CDD, the address is changed from Lady Lake or Wildwood or Okahumpka to the Villages and the zip code is changed to one of the three Villages zip codes (32163 for many). Google maps takes a while to catch up. For example, 6380 Merhottein Loop has a Wildwood 34785 zip code in Google Maps while it has an address of the Villages 32163 in the Sumter County tax records.

The only way I know of to determine what will happen in Dabney is to give it some time. l assume the Sumter County Tax Collector website will have the correct information but I don't see any Dabney homes in there yet. They will get there eventually. Many things are possible including a new zip code for the Villages so we'll just have to wait and see.

I like the advice of post #6: Give the moving company the address they will be able to find which is the google maps address. Your mail will come through the USPS so use whatever zip code the USPS knows for your address even if it is different from the google maps info.

No mail comes through Wildwood. The Post Office is Okahumpka - no Lake.

People get very upset on this topic. We need to remember that Lady Lake, Wildwood, Leesburg and Okahumpka were here first - don't get mad at the locals. We all live in The Villages - period; NOT in thode cities. Certain companies do not update THEIR systems in a timely manner. In Newell, we were given 32163 and it CHANGED mid-closing time to 34762. Kroeger STILL says we are in 32163. If a company cannot deliver unless you use the wrong ZIP then use the wrong ZIP or do not use them - and tell them why. But on legal documents you need to use the correct ZIP. One more thing - make sure your deed HAS the correct ZIP. Some in Newell and Lake Denham do not. You may want to see what the options are there.

No! South of 44 in the newer section (St Catherine, Sawgrass Grove area) is 32163. I don’t know what the new Newell area is nor do I know what Eastport will be

Confusing at best. My zip is 32159. It can be used for The Villages or Lady Lake. Both addresses work!

Dabney is 34762

Here's a neat little tool I've used in the past that gives your the geographical boundaries of a zip code;

ZIP Code Database List & Canadian Postal Code Listings

Typically, I use the address and zip code the post office provides at ZIP Code™ Lookup | USPS

Just add your street address and city, state and the post office will provide the official address. Often you can use "The Villages" as the city but not always. I have had certain web sites reject that.

As for physical deliveries, sometimes adding instructions for the driver helps if you can as someone else suggested.