Placid Lakes is an unincorporated community in Highlands County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,054 according to the 2000 census, at which time it was a census-designated place (CDP). Placid Lakes is a predominantly residential community southwest of the town of Lake Placid and due south of Lake June.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.11%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census