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Welcome to Myakka City ...

Myakka City is located in Manatee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Myakka City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Myakka City is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Myakka City: 941

The ZIP code for Myakka City: 34251<3>

Websites for Myakka City ...

Junior League:   jlmc.info/

Communities near Myakka City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Myakka City ...

Looking for more information about Myakka 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.

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

Adding Myakka City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Myakka City post office opened in 1915.

We also found Myakka City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Myakka City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Manatee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Myakka City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Myakka City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Myakka City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/