Welcome to Gulfport ...

The city of Gulfport is located in Pinellas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gulfport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Gulfport has a population of 12,351 people<2> (see below for details).

Gulfport is near sea level<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Gulfport: 33707<4>

Websites for Gulfport ...

Official Website: www.ci.gulfport.fl.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gulfport had an population of 12,351 people. This is an increase of 2.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Gulfport had a population of 12,029 people. This makes Gulfport the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Gulfport represents 0.06% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 147th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,029 people, the population of Gulfport decreased 3.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,527 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Gulfport.

Communities Also Named Gulfport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Gulfport - they are located in Mississippi and New York.

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

Communities near Gulfport ...

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

• Clearwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
  • Former name for Clearwater:
  • Clear Water Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <5>
• Largo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
  • Largo is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <5>
• Bradenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton
  • Bradenton is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradenton <5>
• Pinellas Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinellas Park
  • Pinellas Park is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinellas Park <5>
• Dunedin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunedin
  • Dunedin is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunedin <5>
• Seminole
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <5>
• Safety Harbor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safety Harbor
  • Safety Harbor is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safety Harbor <5>
• Palmetto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <5>
• Holmes Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Beach
  • Holmes Beach is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holmes Beach <5>
• Belleair
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleair
  • Belleair is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleair <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gulfport ...

Looking for more information about Gulfport? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gulfport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gulfport.

Adding Gulfport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gulfport 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 Gulfport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Gulfport post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gulfport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gulfport: www.ci.gulfport.fl.us/

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/