Alafaya, Florida

About Alafaya

Alafaya is a small unincorporated community in central Florida.

Alafaya holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 30.64 square miles.

📰 Alafaya News Today

• Alafaya Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• News | Major student housing project proceeds near University of Central Florida CoStar · Jul 21
• Place at Alafaya Student Housing Development Near UCF Secures $176.6 Million Construction Loan Florida YIMBY · Jul 20
• Orlando roads are still dangerous for walkers — but they’re getting better Orlando Sentinel · Jun 10
• Trader Joe’s is expanding in Central Florida with plans for 3 more stores | Here’s what we know: wesh.com · Apr 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Alafaya Unique

• The only place in America named Alafaya — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Alafaya

• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Fat Rosie's Taco & Tequila Bar — mexican
• Gator's Dockside
• La Granja Alafaya — peruvian
• Light On The Sugar Bakery Cafe — dessert (café)
• Maroush — american
• Pho Akaushi Orlando
• Saucy by KFC — chicken
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Bakery Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Chuck E. Cheese
• Mirai Arcade · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alafaya

• Avalon Park Amphitheatre reviews ★
• Avalon Park Dog Park reviews ★
• Central Park reviews ★
• Corporal Patrick Deans Park reviews ★
• Founders Square reviews ★
• Guiana Field Park reviews ★
• Jade Forest Park reviews ★
• Tanja King Blvd. Childrens Play Area reviews ★
• Tanja King Blvd. Frisbee Golf reviews ★
• Tanja King Blvd. and Chicora Childrens Play Area reviews ★
• Tanja King Park reviews ★
• Timber Springs community park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Alafaya

🏘️ Nearby Communities