Welcome to Homestead ...

Homestead is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

The location of Homestead has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

When the people of Homestead refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Homesteader<3>

Homestead is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Homestead: (813) and (656)<5>

Communities Also Named Homestead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Homestead: This one is located in Hillsborough County and the other is located in Miami-Dade County.

Beyond Florida, there are 39 communities that are also named Homestead - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (6), Colorado, Georgia (2), Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Homestead ...

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

• Saint Petersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
  • Saint Petersburg is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Petersburg <6>
• Pinellas Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Dunedin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Temple Terrace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Terrace
  • Temple Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple Terrace <6>
• Safety Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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 <6>
• Oldsmar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldsmar
  • Oldsmar is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldsmar <6>
• Kenneth City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth City
  • Kenneth City is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenneth City <6>
• Carroll City Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll City Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City Center
  • Carroll City Center is located in Hillsborough County
• Carroll City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City
  • Carroll City is located in Hillsborough County
• Drew Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Park
  • Drew Park is located in Hillsborough County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Homestead ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestead. 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/