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Nalcrest

Nalcrest: A retirement that’s union-made

Nalcrest's official brochure.

Nalcrest, the letter carriers' retirement community, is located in Central Florida just south of Route 60, midway between Tampa on the Gulf Coast and Vero Beach on the Atlantic Coast just east of Lake Wales.

Nalcrest features 500 garden-style apartments, arranged in clusters of four to ten apartments—and all are on ground level. Efficiency, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments are available. All are leased unfurnished on a yearly basis. Rental fee includes wifi, maintenance and the use of all recreational facilities.

• “Inside the retirement community for mail carriers” —ABC News’ “Good Morning America,” Sept. 8, 2014
• “How 3 niche communities are attracting retirees in droves” —Senior Housing News, Sept. 24, 2014
• “In Florida, These Retirees Deliver a First-Class Protest: Town of Former Letter Carriers Strives to Aid Post Office; Shunning Email, Dogs” —The Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2012. To watch a related video, click here.
• National Geographic magazine features Nalcrest; see Aug/Sept 2004 Postal Record article
• Map of the Nalcrest community
• 50th Anniversary
• During Covid 2022 Nalcrest was interviewed by PBS Central Florida Road Trip/Nalcrest

Nalcrest is not an assisted living facility.

No pets allowed.

Smoking is only permitted in designated areas. 

Those who are offered apartments must be retired letter carriers/members in good standing with NALC.

For information and an application, contact the Nalcrest office at P.O. Box 6359, Nalcrest, FL 33856-6359 or call 863-696-1121. An application form is available here. Please print it out and mail it to the address above.

• Application form for renting a Nalcrest apartment 

• Application form for renting a guest apartment

Nalcrest Foundation Trustees Scholarship

The Nalcrest Foundation Trustees are proud to offer a scholarship opportunity for grandchildren of Nalcrest residents. Eligible applicants must have graduated from an accredited High School or have a GED and be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university. The scholarship will be awarded to two grandchildren of Nalcrest residents. Each winner will receive $2500. Winners will be chosen through a random drawing, not based on academic merit or other qualifications.

For more information and to access the application, click here.