Venus, Florida

Not to be confused with Venice, Florida.

Venus is an unincorporated community in southeastern Highlands County, Florida, United States.

Venus, Florida
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 27°4′0.84″N 81°21′24.84″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Highlands County
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33960[1]
Area code	863

Geography

Lake Placid is the nearest town to the north. Palmdale, another unincorporated community, is to the south. Hunting and fishing are popular recreations. Archbold Biological Station which includes natural Florida scrub is located here.

Tropical Storm Debby

On June 24, 2012, Venus was struck by an EF2 tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Debby, resulting in one death and property damage.^[2][3]

Businesses

Costa Delray Co., an indoor foliage plant greenhouse, is located here. Consolidated Citrus LP is located here. The Venus Project has its research center located here, and is derived from the name of the community.^[4]