Welcome to Saint Petersburg ...

The coastal city of Saint Petersburg is located in Pinellas County<1>.

Saint Petersburg was established in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Petersburg: St. Petersburg

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Petersburg has a population of 265,463 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Saint Petersburg is near sea level<3>.

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

The ZIP codes for Saint Petersburg: 33701-33716, 33728-33734, 33736-33737, 33738, 33740-33743, 33747, 33784<4>

Websites for Saint Petersburg ...

Official Website:   www.ci.saint-petersburg.fl.us/

Junior League:   www.jlstp.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Petersburg had an population of 265,463 people. This is an increase of 8.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Petersburg had a population of 244,769 people (which is 26.71% of the total population of Pinellas County). This makes Saint Petersburg the county's most populous community.

The population of Saint Petersburg represents 1.3% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 244,769 people, the population of Saint Petersburg decreased 1.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 248,232 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Petersburg.

Communities Also Named Saint Petersburg ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 3 communities that are also named Saint Petersburg - they are located in Colorado and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Saint Petersburg ...

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

• Tampa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Clearwater
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Largo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Bradenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradenton
  • Bradenton is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradenton <5>
• Dunedin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Seminole
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <5>
• Safety Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Oldsmar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Palmetto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Manatee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <5>
• Saint Pete Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pete Beach
  • Saint Pete Beach is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Pete Beach <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Petersburg. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Petersburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Petersburg ...

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

Adding Saint Petersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Petersburg post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Petersburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Petersburg: www.ci.saint-petersburg.fl.us/

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/