Welcome to Gulf City ...
Gulf City is located in Hillsborough County<1>.
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While we don't have a date for the founding of Gulf City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Gulf City is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Gulf City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gulf City: 813 & 656<3>
Communities near Gulf City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gulf City.
- Tampa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
- Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
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- Saint Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
- Saint Petersburg is located in Pinellas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267,802 people
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- Bradenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton
- Bradenton is located in Manatee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,737 people
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- Pinellas Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinellas Park
- Pinellas Park is located in Pinellas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,854 people
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- Palmetto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Palmetto is located in Manatee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
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- Gulfport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
- Gulfport is located in Pinellas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,285 people
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- Saint Pete Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pete Beach
- Saint Pete Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,529 people
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- Saint Petersburg Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg Beach
- Saint Petersburg Beach is located in Pinellas County
- Treasure Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Island
- Treasure Island is located in Pinellas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,892 people
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- Kenneth City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth City
- Kenneth City is located in Pinellas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,089 people
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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 Gulf City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gulf City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gulf City. 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 Gulf City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gulf City. See our Newspapers Page for Gulf City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gulf City ...
Looking for more information about Gulf City? 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 Gulf City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gulf City.
Adding Gulf City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gulf City 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 for Gulf City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gulf City post office opened in 1885.
We also found Gulf City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gulf City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gulf City. 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: https://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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Gulf City - 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 Gulf City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Gulf City 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |