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Welcome to Flat Island ...

Flat Island is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Flat Island: Flat Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Flat Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Flat Island: 813 & 656<3>

Communities Also Named Flat Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Flat Island - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Island.

Communities near Flat Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flat Island.

  • Tampa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pinellas Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Temple Terrace
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Palmetto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gulfport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Saint Pete Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Kenneth City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • South Pasadena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • South Pasadena is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pasadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,067 people
  • Cypress Creek Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cypress Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek 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 Flat Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flat Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flat Island ...

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

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