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Welcome to Sunshine Beach ...

Sunshine Beach is located in Pinellas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sunshine Beach: Sunshine Bch.

Sunshine Beach is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Sunshine Beach and travel south, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Sunshine Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sunshine Beach - they are located in Michigan and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunshine Beach.

Communities near Sunshine Beach ...

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

  • Saint Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Clearwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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 <3>
  • Largo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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 <3>
  • Pinellas Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunedin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Seminole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Safety Harbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Oldsmar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gulfport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Pete Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sunshine Beach ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Pinellas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sunshine Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.