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Welcome to Pelican Island ...

Pelican Island is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pelican Island: Pelican Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Pelican Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pelican Island: 813 & 656<3>

Communities Also Named Pelican Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pelican Island - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Pelican Island ...

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

  • Tampa
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Clearwater
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Temple Terrace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tarpon Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seminole
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Safety Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Pelican Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pelican Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pelican Island ...

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

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