Discover Volusia County, Florida
Home to more than 500,000 residents, Volusia County is nestled along Central Florida’s east coast. It's 47 miles of stunning Atlantic shoreline — including iconic beach towns like Daytona Beach, Ormond Beach, and New Smyrna Beach — that offer a world-class coastal lifestyle, perfect for sunseekers and adventurers alike.
While water sports abound, Volusia’s claim to fame is its storied legacy in land sports, particularly auto racing. Pioneers like Henry Ford and Louis Chevrolet once tested their early automobiles on the hard-packed sands of Ormond Beach — now celebrated as the “Birthplace of Speed.” That racing spirit lives on at Daytona International Speedway, home of the legendary Daytona 500.
Just a mile from the beach, the historic Jackie Robinson Ballpark honors the site where Robinson broke Florida’s color barrier in 1946. Today, it hosts a museum and the Daytona Tortugas minor league baseball team.
To the west, the scenic St. Johns River — renowned for bass fishing — winds through parks and wildlife preserves. The charming city of DeLand, Volusia’s county seat, boasts an award-winning downtown filled with antique shops, local eateries, and historic architecture.
Volusia is also home to several major businesses and industries. Four of Florida Trend’s Top 350 companies are based here: NASCAR, Brown & Brown, International Speedway Corporation, and Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Other notable companies include:
TopBuild Corp. (DeLand) – a national leader in insulation and building products
Sparton’s Defense Division – the world’s top sonobuoy manufacturer
Teledyne Oil & Gas (Daytona Beach) – global leader in subsea interconnect systems
Hawaiian Tropic (Ormond Beach) – sun care product manufacturing
Boston Whaler, Edgewater Power Boats, and Everglades Boats (Edgewater) – renowned boat manufacturers
Raydon Corporation (Port Orange) – simulation training solutions
Medtronic and Frontier Communications (DeLand) – global healthcare and customer service leaders
Several of the world’s top parachute manufacturers
Volusia County is also rich in educational excellence, boasting respected institutions such as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Stetson University, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona State College, and proximity to the University of Central Florida.
Conveniently located, Volusia is about an hour’s drive from both Disney World and Kennedy Space Center. Major cities like Jacksonville (89 miles), Tampa (139 miles), and Miami (253 miles) are within a few hours’ reach.
Spanning 1,207 square miles, Volusia County rises from sea level to elevations of up to 110 feet, offering diverse landscapes and limitless possibilities.