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Welcome to Sydney ...

Sydney is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sydney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Sydney is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sydney: 813 & 656<3>

The ZIP code for Sydney: 33587<4>

Communities Also Named Sydney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sydney - they are located in Kentucky, Manitoba, North Dakota and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Sydney ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sydney ...

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

Adding Sydney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sydney 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 Sydney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Sydney post office opened in 1890.

We also found Sydney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sydney.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sydney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

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

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 Sydney - 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 Sydney area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Sydney area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Sydney). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sydney or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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