Palmetto, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tampa. It is located about 31 miles [49 km] to the north of Palmetto 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 north of Palmetto 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	2 mi [3.22 km]	53,513	8.1% increase
	Clearwater	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	105,774	2.77% decrease
	Dunedin	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	35,988	0.83% increase
	Gulfport	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	12,327	1.6% decrease
	Largo	NW	29 mi [46.67 km]	72,732	4.84% increase
	New Port Richey	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	17,578	9.06% increase
	North Port	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	54,907	140.85% increase
	Oldsmar	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	13,401	12.52% increase
	Pinellas Park	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	47,173	3.32% increase
	Plant City	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	32,761	9.51% increase
	Safety Harbor	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	17,089	0.66% decrease
	Sarasota	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	52,340	0.71% decrease
	Tarpon Springs	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	23,369	11.27% increase
	Temple Terrace	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	22,619	8.13% increase
	Venice	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	20,946	17.91% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna Maria	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,829	0.83% increase
	Bayshore Gardens	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Bradenton Beach	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,553	4.79% increase
	Cortez	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Desoto Lakes	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Ellenton	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Holmes Beach	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	5,017	1.03% increase
	Longboat Key	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	7,309	3.87% decrease
	Memphis	NE	Less than 2 mi	---
	North Sarasota	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Samoset	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	South Bradenton	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	West Bradenton	SW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	West Samoset	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Whitfield	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	---

Manatee County

Palmetto is located in Manatee County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Manatee: DeSoto, Hardee, Hillsborough, Polk and Sarasota.

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

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Palmetto
	DeSoto County	SE	Pine Level	39 miles [62 km]
	Hardee County	E	Lily	38 miles [61 km]
	Highlands County	NE	Alpine	25 miles [40 km]
	Hillsborough County	N	Fort Lonely	8 miles [12 km]
	Pinellas County	NW	Fort De Soto	11 miles [17 km]
	Polk County	E	Baird	39 miles [62 km]
	Sarasota County	S	North Sarasota	10 miles [16 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Palmetto. 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.

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