Due to its Florida scrub terrain, Lake Jackson has natural white sand beaches, and is a popular boating and swimming destination.

Additionally, Sebring became a popular development and tourist destination of the 1920s, hailed as the "Coral Gables of Central Florida".

[13] Many grandiose Mediterranean buildings of that time period still exist within the city, the most notable being the Harder Hall Hotel and Resort.

Harder Hall Resort and the Kenilworth Lodge are both surviving examples of large, extravagant boom time hotels.

On January 23, 2019, 21-year-old Sebring resident Zephen Xaver entered a SunTrust bank off of U.S. Route 27 wearing a ballistic vest under his sweatshirt and armed with a 9 mm handgun.

Xaver then had a 2-hour standoff with responding police before eventually agreeing to surrender, after which SWAT drove an armored vehicle through the front entrance of the bank and arrested him.

Sebring lies near the southern end of the Lake Wales Ridge, a chain of ancient islands that is the native habitat for many rare plants and animals.

[39] In 2021, the county's high school graduation rate was 84.4%, reflecting an increase every year over the previous 11 years[40] During segregation time, E. O. Douglas High School, Home of the Mighty Tigers, was located in this city for Black people throughout Highlands County.

[41] The top private employers in Sebring include AdventHealth, Publix, The Results Company, Highlands Regional Medical Center (HCA), Alan Jay Automotive Network, Costa Farms, and Bowman Steel.

[42] Sebring serves as the North, South and Central American sales and distribution center for airplane manufacturer Tecnam[43] French propeller manufacturer Duc Hélices has its North American headquarters located in Sebring.

State Road 17 begins in Sebring and heads north to its terminus in Haines City.

The nearest regularly scheduled passenger service is provided at Orlando International Airport, 86 miles (138 km) by road to the north.

The city is served by Amtrak from the Sebring station, a depot built in 1924 by the Seaboard Air Line and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The South Central Florida Express railroad connects to the CSX line in Sebring, allowing transportation of sugar from Clewiston to the rest of the country.

[57] Radio stations broadcasting from Sebring include WAVP (1390AM), WWLL (105.7FM/Adult Contemporary), WITS (1340AM/Religion ), and WJCM (1050AM/ESPN).

The five stations together operate from studios in Sebring on Highway 27 near the town's northern city limit.