Welcome to Plant City ...

The city of Plant City is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plant City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Plant City has a population of 39,848 people<2> (see below for details).

Plant City is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Plant City: (813) & (656)<4>

The ZIP codes for Plant City: 33564-33567<5>

Websites for Plant City ...

Official Website: www.plantcitygov.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plant City had an population of 39,848 people. This is an increase of 14.77% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Plant City had a population of 34,721 people. This makes Plant City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Plant City represents 0.18% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 75th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 34,721 people, the population of Plant City increased 16.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29,915 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Plant City.

Communities Also Named Plant City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Plant City - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plant City.

Communities near Plant City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plant City.

• Lakeland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <6>
• Temple Terrace
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Terrace
  • Temple Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple Terrace <6>
• Bartow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Bartow is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartow <6>
• Zephyrhills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyrhills
  • Zephyrhills is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyrhills <6>
• Mulberry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <6>
• Knights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
• Parrish
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrish have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
  • Parrish is located in Hillsborough County
• Dover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
• Sydney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney
  • Sydney is located in Hillsborough County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sydney <6>
• West Plant City Farms
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Plant City Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Plant City Farms
  • West Plant City Farms is located in Hillsborough County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plant City. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Plant City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plant City ...

Looking for more information about Plant City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Plant City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Plant City.

Adding Plant City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Plant City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Plant City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Plant City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plant City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Plant City: www.plantcitygov.com/

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/