Clearwater, Florida

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The coastal city of Clearwater is located in Pinellas County and is the county seat.

Clearwater is near sea level^<1>.

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

Communities that are also named Clearwater can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Clearwater had a population of 108,787 people^<2> (or 11.79% of the total population of Pinellas County). The population of Clearwater represented 0.68% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Clearwater had a population of 105,774 people. This is a decrease of 2.77% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Clearwater.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Gulfport	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	12,327	1.6% decrease
	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
	Pinellas Park	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	47,173	3.32% increase
	Saint Pete Beach	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	9,927	---
	Saint Petersburg	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	245,314	1.18% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Clearwater.

Websites for Clearwater

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The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Clearwater. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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