Seminole County, FL Veterans Service Office (VSO): phone and address
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If you live in Seminole County, free claims help is available from an accredited VSO representative. Contact Seminole County Veterans Services - Sanford or either outreach office: Seminole County VSO outreach - VFW Post 10139 in Oviedo and Seminole County VSO outreach - VFW Post 5405 in Winter Springs. Sanford appointments are required in the afternoons and on Friday; Post 10139 offers walk-in outreach. Confirm services, hours and appointments before traveling. AMVETS also provides free remote VA-claims assistance, with no membership required. PVA and FDVA offer referrals or routing to a service officer, not direct claims representation. The county’s largest veteran service-era group is Vietnam era only, with about 6,510, give or take 537; Agent Orange exposure questions depend on where and when you served. Distances to VA locations are straight-line measurements from the county center.
Seminole County Veterans Services - Sanford: Afternoons and Friday by appointment. Seminole County VSO outreach - VFW Post 10139: Walk-in county VSO outreach. Confirm the service location, hours and appointment with the provider before traveling.
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The ACS estimates about 25,100, give or take 1,290 civilian veterans in Seminole County.
By ACS estimates, Seminole County has the 20th largest veteran population among Florida's 67 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Seminole County
Florida
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
30 percent
below the Florida share; the same rounded estimate as the national share.
31 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
11 percent
below the Florida share; below the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Seminole County has about 6,260, give or take 496 veterans 75 and older, making up 25 percent of its veterans compared with 30 percent in Florida.
Veterans under 35 in Seminole County number about 2,020, give or take 455; their 8 percent share is above Florida's 7 percent.
Seminole County has about 2,520, give or take 445 women veterans, making up 10 percent of its veterans compared with 11 percent in Florida.
Income, work and education in Seminole County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Seminole County
Florida
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$57,207 ± $4,696
$52,753 ± $469
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$42,955 ± $857
$36,879 ± $115
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
6.5% ± 1.9 points
7.6% ± 0.2 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
25.9% ± 2.7 points
31.0% ± 0.3 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
82.7% ± 3.5 points
71.2% ± 0.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
3.3% ± 1.3 points
4.0% ± 0.3 points
4.1% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.3% ± 0.8 points
95.9% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
42.6% ± 3.0 points
35.0% ± 0.4 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035: about 26,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 27,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Seminole County
VA reports 9,847 veterans in Seminole County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
1,940
30 to 40 percent
1,022
50 to 60 percent
1,125
70 to 90 percent
2,890
100 percent
2,870
FY2019: 7,474 recipients. Change to FY2025: +2,373.
In 2025, lenders reported 649 VA-backed home loans out of 9,530 home loans made in Seminole County (6.8% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 6,510, give or take 537) and between the Vietnam and Gulf War eras (about 4,810, give or take 644).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Seminole County
VA reported about $297.1 million in compensation and pension spending and about $184.2 million in medical care spending in Seminole County for FY2025.
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another county.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, Orlando/Orange, Osceola, Seminole Counties CoC counted 218 veterans experiencing homelessness (133 sheltered, 85 unsheltered).
FL-507 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid).
The HUD workbook reports 177 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Wekiwa Springs (unincorporated community): about 23,915 residents
Lake Mary (city): about 16,860 residents
Longwood (city): about 16,337 residents
Forest City (unincorporated community): about 15,312 residents
Goldenrod (unincorporated community): about 12,878 residents
Fern Park (unincorporated community): about 7,981 residents
Heathrow (unincorporated community): about 6,769 residents
Geneva (unincorporated community): about 3,441 residents
Chuluota (unincorporated community): about 2,187 residents
Midway (unincorporated community): about 1,407 residents
Black Hammock (unincorporated community): about 1,290 residents
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
ACS 2020-2024; VA FY2025; geography/locations/benefits 2026; adjacency 2024. Distances: straight line from county center. The summary paragraph was drafted by AI from the facts on this page and checked automatically against them. Full method.
VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents near Seminole County
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