Welcome to Brandon ...

Brandon is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

Brandon was established in 1857.

Brandon is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brandon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Brandon: (813) and (656)<3>

The ZIP codes for Brandon: 33509-33511<4>

Websites for Brandon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.brandonchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Brandon, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Brandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Brandon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brandon.

Communities near Brandon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brandon.

• Tampa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
  • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <5>
• Plant City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
  • Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plant City <5>
• Temple Terrace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Terrace
  • Temple Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple Terrace <5>
• Mulberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <5>
• Bloomingdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
• Indian Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
• Clair-Mel City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clair-Mel City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair-Mel City
  • Clair-Mel City is located in Hillsborough County
• Countryside Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
  • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
• Dover
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
• Progress Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Village
  • Progress Village is located in Hillsborough County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brandon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brandon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brandon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brandon. See our Newspapers Page for Brandon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandon ...

Looking for more information about Brandon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brandon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brandon.

Adding Brandon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brandon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brandon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Brandon post office opened in 1890.

We also found Brandon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/