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Welcome to Palm Bay ...

Palm Bay is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

Palm Bay is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Palm Bay: 813 & 656<3>

Communities Also Named Palm Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Palm Bay: This one is located in Hillsborough County and the other is located in Brevard County.

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

Communities near Palm Bay ...

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

  • Tampa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>
  • Saint Petersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Clearwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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 <4>
  • Largo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Pinellas Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunedin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Temple Terrace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tarpon Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seminole
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Safety Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palm Bay ...

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

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