Welcome to Pasco County ...

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

The community of Dade City is the Seat for Pasco County.

Pasco County was founded June 2, 1887 and was created by taking area from Hernando County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pasco had a population of 554,032 people. This is an increase of 19.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 464,697 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pasco represented 2.47% of the total population of Florida.

Below are some of the communities located in Pasco County:

• Dade City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dade City
  • Dade City is located in Pasco County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dade City <2>
• New Port Richey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Port Richey
  • New Port Richey is located in Pasco County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Port Richey <2>
• Port Richey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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  • Port Richey is located in Pasco County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Richey <2>
• Saint Leo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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  • Saint Leo is located in Pasco County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Leo <2>
• San Antonio
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Pasco County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
  • Former name for San Antonio:
  • Lake Jovita
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <2>
• Zephyrhills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyrhills
  • Zephyrhills is located in Pasco County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyrhills <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Florida
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  • Website for the State Archives of Florida

• Websites specific to Pasco County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Hernando County
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  • Hillsborough County
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  • Pinellas County
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  • Polk County
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  • Sumter County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cemeteries of Pasco County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Florida
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cemeteries of Pasco County