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Welcome to Sun City ...

Sun City is located in Hillsborough County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Sun City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Sun City is near sea level<2>.

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

Area codes for Sun City: (813) & (656)<3>

The ZIP code for Sun City: 34221<4>

Communities Also Named Sun City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sun City - they are located in Arizona, California, Kansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Sun City ...

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

  • Tampa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Saint Petersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinellas Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmetto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gulfport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Pete Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Petersburg Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg Beach
    • Saint Petersburg Beach is located in Pinellas County
  • Treasure Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Kenneth City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Sun City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sun City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sun City. 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 Sun City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sun City ...

Looking for more information about Sun City? 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 Sun City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sun City.

Adding Sun City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sun City 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 Sun City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sun City post office opened in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sun City.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sun City. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (656) is an overlay for area code (813).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sun City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sun City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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