Tampa, Florida

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The coastal city of Tampa is located in Hillsborough County and is the county seat.

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

Both Colorado and Kansas have communities that are also named Tampa.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Tampa had a population of 303,447 people^<1> (or 30.24% of the total population of Hillsborough County). The population of Tampa represented 1.9% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Tampa had a population of 340,882 people. This is an increase of 12.34% 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 Tampa.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Barr City	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Carroll City Center	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Clearwater	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	105,774	2.77% decrease
	Kenneth City	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	4,300	2.27% decrease
	Largo	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	72,732	4.84% increase
	Oldsmar	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	13,401	12.52% increase

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

Websites for Tampa

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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) Tampa. 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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