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Welcome to Colony Key ...

Colony Key is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

Colony Key is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colony Key: 813 & 656<3>

Communities near Colony Key ...

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

  • Tampa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tampa is also 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>
  • Saint Petersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Largo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Largo is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <4>
  • Pinellas Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dunedin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple Terrace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Safety Harbor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oldsmar
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Colony Key. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colony Key.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colony Key ...

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

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 Colony Key - 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 Colony Key area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Colony Key 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.