The Villages is a census-designated place (CDP) located in central Florida within the United States. It spans three counties: Sumter, Marion, and Lake. The community is situated approximately 20 miles south of Ocala and 45 miles northwest of Orlando, forming part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford metropolitan statistical area.
The CDP serves as the central hub for a larger master-planned, age-restricted residential community known as The Villages. According to the 2020 United States census, the population of this specific census-designated place was 79,077.