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Welcome to College Park East ...

College Park East is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

College Park East is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for College Park East: 813 & 656<3>

Communities near College Park East ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near College Park East.

  • Tampa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>
  • Plant City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Temple Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zephyrhills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oldsmar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • San Antonio
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Former name for San Antonio:
    • Lake Jovita
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <4>
  • Saint Leo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • John Knox Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
  • University
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • University is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
  • College Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • College Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for College Park East ...

Looking for more information about College Park East? 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 College Park East, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for College Park East.

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 College Park East - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 813 code has been Overlayed with the 656 area code. New phone numbers in the College Park East area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the College Park East area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.