Welcome to Valrico ...

Valrico is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Valrico (Patience, this may take a moment).

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

Valrico is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Valrico: 813 & 656<3>

The ZIP codes for Valrico: 33594-33595<4>

Communities near Valrico ...

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

• Tampa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tampa
  • From Valrico to Tampa
• Lakeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Lakeland is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <5>
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  • From your current location to Lakeland
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• Plant City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,602 people
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  • From Valrico to Plant City
• Temple Terrace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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  • Temple Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,808 people
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  • From your current location to Temple Terrace
  • From Valrico to Temple Terrace
• Mulberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Mulberry is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <5>
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  • From your current location to Mulberry
  • From Valrico to Mulberry
• Durant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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  • Durant is located in Hillsborough County
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  • From Valrico to Durant
• Mango
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Mango is located in Hillsborough County
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  • From Valrico to Mango
• West Plant City Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plant City Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
  • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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  • Indian Hills is located in Hillsborough County
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  • From Valrico to Indian Hills
• Countryside Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Countryside Village is located in Hillsborough County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valrico ...

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

Adding Valrico to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valrico.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valrico. 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/