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Welcome to Bay Pines ...

Bay Pines is located in Pinellas County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay Pines, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

Bay Pines is near sea level<2>.

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

The area code for Bay Pines: (727)

The ZIP code for Bay Pines: 33744<3>

Communities Also Named Bay Pines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bay Pines - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bay Pines ...

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

  • Saint Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Clearwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
    • Former name for Clearwater:
    • Clear Water Harbor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
  • Largo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Largo is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <4>
  • Pinellas Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dunedin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Safety Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Oldsmar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulfport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Pete Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Petersburg Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg Beach
    • Saint Petersburg Beach is located in Pinellas 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 Bay Pines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bay Pines.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Pines ...

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

Adding Bay Pines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bay Pines 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 Bay Pines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bay Pines post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bay Pines.

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

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.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 Pinellas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay Pines - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Bay Pines). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bay Pines or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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