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Welcome to West Port ...

West Port is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Port: W. Port

West Port is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Port: 813 & 656<3>

Communities Also Named West Port ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Port - they are located in Kansas and Mississippi.

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

Communities near West Port ...

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

  • Tampa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Saint Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Largo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Largo is located in Pinellas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <4>
  • Pinellas Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dunedin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Temple Terrace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Safety Harbor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oldsmar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Port ...

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

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