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Welcome to Placida ...

Placida is located in Charlotte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Placida, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Placida is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Placida: 941

The ZIP code for Placida: 33946<3>

Communities near Placida ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Placida ...

Looking for more information about Placida? 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 Placida, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Placida.

Adding Placida to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Placida 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 Placida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Placida post office opened in 1907.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Placida.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Charlotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Placida - 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 Placida). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Placida or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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