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Welcome to Tropical Lakes ...

Tropical Lakes is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Tropical Lakes: Tropical Lks.

Tropical Lakes is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tropical Lakes: 813 & 656<3>

Communities near Tropical Lakes ...

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

  • Tampa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tampa is also located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>
  • Temple Terrace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarpon Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Safety Harbor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • New Port Richey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Zephyrhills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Oldsmar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Richey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • San Antonio
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Leo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tropical Lakes ...

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

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