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Welcome to Castle Heights ...

Castle Heights is located in Hillsborough County<1>.


The location of Castle Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Castle Heights: Castle Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Castle Heights is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Castle Heights: (813) and (656)<4>

Communities Also Named Castle Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Castle Heights - they are located in Arkansas, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Castle Heights ...

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

  • Tampa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dunedin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Temple Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Safety Harbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Oldsmar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bay Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
    • Bay Lake is located in Hillsborough County
  • Brookgreen Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookgreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookgreen Village
    • Brookgreen Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Carrollwood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollwood Village
    • Carrollwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
  • Cedarwood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Village
    • Cedarwood 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 Castle Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castle Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castle Heights ...

Looking for more information about Castle Heights? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Castle Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Castle Heights.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Castle Heights. 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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (656) is an overlay for area code (813).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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