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Welcome to East Tampa ...

East Tampa is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Tampa: E. Tampa

East Tampa is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Tampa: 813 & 656<3>

Communities near East Tampa ...

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

  • Tampa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Saint Petersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pinellas Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Plant City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Temple Terrace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clair-Mel City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clair-Mel City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clair-Mel City
  • Palm River Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Palm River Estates is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River Estates
  • Stelling Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stelling Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelling Village
  • Countryside Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
  • Palm River Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Palm River Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm River 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 East Tampa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Tampa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Tampa ...

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

Adding East Tampa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Tampa 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 (so far) for East Tampa was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Tampa.

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