Commercial property and land for sale in Citrus Springs, FL

Is Citrus Springs, FL a city?

No. The Census Bureau's 2020 place-by-county file lists Citrus Springs CDP as a census designated place in Citrus County, while Crystal River and Inverness are the county's incorporated places.^[1] The Florida Department of Revenue's tax table lists city levies in Citrus County only for those two cities.^[4] The 2024 Gazetteer gives Citrus Springs 21.146 square miles of land and no water area.^[2]

For a Citrus Springs parcel, ask Citrus County about zoning, permits and site plans for the parcel.

How was Citrus Springs developed?

The Citrus County Historical Society, in an article by Ken Marotte, places Citrus Springs in the northern part of the county "off Route 41." It says the Mackle Brothers bought 15,000 acres of unused land that the Camp Phosphate company had owned, that the developer's plat for the first phase was presented to the Board of County Commissioners and approved, and that the formal opening was set for January 4, 1970.^[3]

The society describes the plan as 34,000 homesites in a 21.2 square-mile area.^[3] That figure is the historical society's description of the original plan; the Census Bureau's own 2024 measurement of the Citrus Springs CDP is 21.146 square miles of land.^[2] The two come from different sources and boundaries.

Phosphate mining shaped other parts of the county too: the state's Floral City marker says the Florida phosphate boom began in the 1890s and that a dozen mines soon dotted the Floral City area.^[7]

Commercial land for sale in Citrus Springs, FL

^[3] Before you buy a lot in Citrus Springs for a commercial use, work through these questions with Citrus County:

• What is the future land use designation and zoning of the lot, and does your use fit both?
• Is the lot part of a recorded residential plat, and do any deed restrictions or community rules apply?
• Is there central water and sewer at the property line, or would you need a well and septic system?
• Which road does the lot front, and how many access points can you get?

Citrus Springs and the U.S. 41 corridor

The historical society describes Citrus Springs as off Route 41.^[3] The county's Holder Industrial Park is also on U.S. 41: Citrus County Economic Development describes it as "North of Inverness on U.S. 41," at the corner of U.S. Highway 41 and County Road 491, with just over 550 acres, and its website, as checked on October 12, 2026, says wastewater infrastructure funded with $2.8 million from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund is on track for completion by August or September of 2026.^[6]

If you are weighing a site in Citrus Springs for a business that serves industrial workers or commuters, ask for the drive time to the industrial park and to Inverness, and check the current status of the wastewater work.

Commercial property for sale in Citrus Springs, FL: tax levies

The Florida Department of Revenue lists no city levy for Citrus Springs. For fiscal year 2025-26 the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners adopted an operating millage of 6.9898, plus separate county levies for transportation (0.9860), fire and emergency medical services (0.5780), the library district (0.3147) and the health board (0.0564).^[4] Ask the Citrus County Tax Collector for the full bill on the parcel, including school and water management levies.

Who lives near Citrus Springs?

At the county level, it estimated 171,666 residents in Citrus County on July 1, 2025 and 169,821 a year earlier, with net migration of 3,850 and natural change of -1,971 for the year to July 1, 2025.^[5] We could not verify a public rent or vacancy series for Citrus Springs, so this page publishes none; ask for recent comparable sales and leases before you price a property.