Clearwater, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tampa. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the east of Clearwater and has a population of 303,447 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Saint Petersburg. It is located about 16 miles [25 km] to the southeast of Clearwater and has a population of 248,232 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bradenton	S	35 mi [56.3 km]	53,513	8.1% increase
	Dunedin	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	35,988	0.83% increase
	Gulfport	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	12,327	1.6% decrease
	Lakeland	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	93,333	18.97% increase
	Largo	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	72,732	4.84% increase
	New Port Richey	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	17,578	9.06% increase
	Oldsmar	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	13,401	12.52% increase
	Palmetto	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	14,284	13.63% increase
	Pinellas Park	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	47,173	3.32% increase
	Plant City	E	39 mi [62.8 km]	32,761	9.51% increase
	Safety Harbor	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	17,089	0.66% decrease
	Sarasota	S	46 mi [74 km]	52,340	0.71% decrease
	Seminole	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	19,002	74.49% increase
	Tarpon Springs	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	23,369	11.27% increase
	Temple Terrace	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	22,619	8.13% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Baskin	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Bayside Village	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Belleair Beach	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,586	9.42% decrease
	Belleair Bluffs	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,164	3.52% decrease
	Belleair Shore	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	74	---
	Belleair	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	4,073	0.15% increase
	Feather Sound	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Four Corners	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Harbor Bluffs	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	High Point	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Indian Rocks Beach	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	5,143	1.4% increase
	Indian Shores	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,775	4.11% increase
	Palm Harbor	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Ridgecrest	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	South Highpoint	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

Pinellas County

Clearwater is located in Pinellas County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pinellas: Hillsborough and Pasco.

While not sharing a border with Pinellas, the counties of Highlands and Manatee are close to Clearwater.

Below are counties that are near Clearwater (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Clearwater:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Clearwater
	Hernando County	N	Aripeka	31 miles [49 km]
	Highlands County	E	Alpine	25 miles [40 km]
	Hillsborough County	E	Point at Mobbly Bay	7 miles [11 km]
	Manatee County	SE	Piney Point	27 miles [43 km]
	Pasco County	N	Anclote	13 miles [20 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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