Pallets in Osceola County: Kissimmee, Poinciana and St. Cloud

Three places

Roads and ZIP codes

US 192, Osceola Parkway, Florida's Turnpike and I-4 give the county its routes. The ZIP codes are 34741, 34743, 34744, 34746, 34747, 34758, 34769, 34771 and 34772.

How the county ties to the metro

Osceola County reaches Orlando by I-4 at the Celebration end, by Florida's Turnpike through Kissimmee and St. Cloud, and by the Poinciana Parkway, SR 538, a toll road to I-4 that opened on April 30, 2016. On the Turnpike, the interchange with US 192 and US 441 is exit 242 northbound and exit 244 southbound, and Osceola Parkway is at exit 249. The Clay Whaley interchange at exit 240 is a partial interchange, a northbound on-ramp and southbound off-ramp only.

Reading the county table

Poinciana

Poinciana straddles the Osceola and Polk county line, southwest of Kissimmee, with 69,309 residents in 2020. About 4.1 million square feet of new Class A distribution space has been built or planned near Poinciana Boulevard.

ZIP codes

34758 and 34759.

Big boxes

The industry here is big-box distribution. A large distribution building moves its own pallets in volume, which makes it a candidate for a standing arrangement rather than a one-off sale. See pallet buyback.

Transport links

US 17-92 runs through the north of Poinciana, the Poinciana Parkway opened on April 30, 2016 to connect it more directly to I-4, and the SunRail station at the corner of Poinciana Boulevard and the Orange Blossom Trail, opened July 30, 2018, is the southern end of the line. A pile in Poinciana may sit in either of two counties, so name the county as well as the village.

St. Cloud

St. Cloud sits on the south shore of East Lake Tohopekaliga, about 26 miles southeast of Orlando, with 58,964 residents in 2020 and 35 square miles of city.

Getting around

US 192 runs in tandem with US 441 as a six-lane road, crossed by avenues that carry state names. Florida's Turnpike meets the city at Clay Whaley Road, exit 240, which only serves Orlando-bound traffic, and a diverging diamond interchange is planned at Nolte Road. County roads 523 (Canoe Creek), 534 (Hickory Tree), 532 (Nova) and 525 (Kissimmee Park) serve the rest.

ZIP codes

34769, 34770, 34771, 34772 and 34773.

What its docks handle

Warehouse and flex space, construction supply and local distribution. These are small and medium operations, where a handful of pallets accumulates faster than anyone clears them. A request that gives a count and a size is enough.

Kissimmee

Kissimmee is the Osceola County seat and largest city, on the northwest shore of Lake Tohopekaliga, with 79,226 residents in 2020. Its warehouses supply the attractions to the north.

Roads

Downtown Kissimmee lies where US 17-92 meets US 192. US 17-92 joins US 441 as the Orange Blossom Trail, and Florida's Turnpike, I-4, Osceola Parkway and John Young Parkway all serve the city. The Turnpike meets US 192 and US 441 at exit 242 northbound and exit 244 southbound. The city also has an Amtrak station and a SunRail stop.

The parks

Osceola Commerce Center sits on South Hoagland Boulevard in ZIP 34741; its Building 100, at 1220 South Hoagland, was built in 2023 and is rated Class A. It is one of the new distribution parks that are turning Osceola into a freight county.

ZIP codes

34741, 34743, 34744, 34746 and 34747.

Hospitality supply

Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld Orlando are in the Four Corners area, and Walt Disney World lies nearby. Kissimmee warehouses sit close enough to serve them, and to hold the empty pallets that come back. Kissimmee Gateway Airport has runways of 5,000 and 6,000 feet.

What the unincorporated parts mean

A mailing address that says Kissimmee may be in the city, in unincorporated Osceola or near a different town. A request should give the nearest cross streets or the exit used, because the name covers several jurisdictions. The city's own area is only 17.3 square miles.