Rainbow Lakes Estates is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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and

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counties,

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, United States, established as a Municipal Services District. The Marion County part of the community is part of the

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, while the Levy County portion is part of the

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. It was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 3,438. The community is northwest of Rainbow Springs, a natural spring in nearby

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. There are various community owned and maintained facilities as well as paved roads. A large percentage of the platted building lots are unimproved.

Geography

Rainbow Lakes Estates is located in western Marion County and southeastern Levy County at 29.1458° N, -82.4994° W.

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forms the easternmost edge of the community, north of

Dunnellon Dunnellon is a city with the unique feature of sitting in 3 counties in Marion, Levy & Citrus counties in Florida, United States. The predominant part falls in the Marion county. The population was 1,928 at the 2020 census, up from 1,733 in 20 ...

.
See Florida House Bill 479 for a legal description of the community.

, the Marion

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, is to the east, and Williston is to the north.

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Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Levy County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida Census-designated places in Marion County, Florida Census-designated places in Levy County, Florida {{LevyCountyFL-geo-stub