Wildwood, FL 34785 :  Located 20  minutes from Leesburg, FL and 40 minutes from Mount Dora, FL Wildwood is located at the juncture of interstate 75 and US State Road 44 and US highway 31 . Because of its centralized location and easy access to both coasts, it is often referred to as "The Crossroads of Florida .  Wildwood is a city in Sumter County located in the he Villages metro area. CSX Railroad also has a station located on Main Street in Wildwood. The station was once a famous stop along  Amtrak s national commuter route until 2004. ] Today, the former station is a  CSX maintenance yard.. Wildwood has always been know as a peaceful place to live and raise a family. It also know as having one of best the best apple picking orchards as well as pumpkin patch farms in Florida.