Tampa, Florida

City
	File:Downtown Tampa Skyline.jpg Downtown Tampa skyline File:Tampa Theatre Sign--7237.jpg Tampa Theater File:Entrance to Plant Hall at University of Tampa.jpg Plant Hall at University of Tampa File:Amalie Arena.jpg Amalie Arena File:Raymond James Stadium (2021) C.jpg Raymond James Stadium File:Centro Ybor, Ybor City, Tampa, Florida.jpg Ybor City File:Streetcar 431 at Centro Ybor, July 2013.jpg TECO Line Streetcar File:Cheetah Hunt 2.jpg Busch Gardens Tampa Bay File:Tampa Riverwalk1.jpg Tampa Riverwalk on Hillsborough River
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	Coordinates: 27°56′51″N 82°27′31″W / 27.94750°N 82.45861°WCoordinates: 27°56′51″N 82°27′31″W / 27.94750°N 82.45861°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hillsborough
Settled; (Fort Brooke)	1823
Incorporated; (Village of Tampa)	January 18, 1849
Incorporated; (Town of Tampa)	September 10, 1853 and; August 11, 1873
Incorporated; (City of Tampa)	December 15, 1855 and; July 15, 1887
Government
• Type	Strong Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Jane Castor (D)
• Legislative	Tampa City Council
Area
• City	175.83 sq mi (455.40 km2)
• Land	114.02 sq mi (295.30 km2)
• Water	61.82 sq mi (160.10 km2) 35.3%
• Urban	968.9 sq mi (2,509.5 km2)
• Metro	2,554 sq mi (6,610 km2)
Elevation	48 ft (14.6 m)
Population (2020)
• City	384,959
• Estimate (2024)	414,547
• Rank	49th in the US
• Density	3,376.4/sq mi (1,303.6/km2)
• Urban	2,783,045 (US: 17th)
• Urban density	2,872.3/sq mi (1,109.0/km2)
• Metro	3,175,275 (US: 18th)
GDP
• Tampa (MSA)	$219.4 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33601–33626, 33629–33631, 33633–33635, 33637, 33646, 33647, 33650, 33655, 33660–33664, 33672–33675, 33677, 33679–33682, 33684–33689, 33694
FIPS code	12-71000
GNIS feature ID	0292005
Website	www.tampa.gov

Tampa is a city in Florida, a state of the United States. It has a population of about 384,959 people as of 2020.^[5] Tampa is the 3rd largest city in Florida, and the 49th most populous city in the USA.

Sports

Tampa is the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Storm.

People from Tampa

Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
Derek Bell (born 1968), professional baseball player
Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900 – 2001), Ybor business pioneer
Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues singer, pianist
Aaron Carter (born 1987), actor/singer
Oba Chandler (born 1946) murderer (lived there since early 80s)
Hulk Hogan (born 1953), actor/wrestler

Tampa, Florida Media

Ft. Brooke Cannon.jpg

A surviving Ft. Brooke cannon on the University of Tampa campus
Fortbrooke.jpg

Barracks and tents at Fort Brooke in Tampa Bay
Port Tampa Inn.jpg

Port Tampa Inn, with rail line in front of hotel, c. 1900
Yborcigarfactory.jpg

Ybor's first cigar factory 1916
Lewis Hine, Cigarmakers, Tampa, Florida, 1909.jpg

Rolling cigars, 1909. Photo by Lewis Hine.
TampaFranklinStreetNorth.jpg

Franklin Street, looking north past the old Hillsborough County Courthouse, Tampa, 1922
A 1913 panorama of downtown Tampa
Macdill-worldwarII.jpg

MacDill Air Force Base during World War II
TampaColor 20151103.jpg

A 2016 Landsat 8 image of the Tampa Bay Region

References

↑ "Ybor City: Cigar Capital of the World". Nps.gov. June 28, 1999. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
↑ "Alive: Ybor stumbled upon Guavaween". St Petersburg Times. October 29, 1999. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
↑ "John Thomas Lesley – 12th Mayor of Tampa". Archived July 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at TampaGov. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "QuickFacts: Tampa city, Florida". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
↑ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
↑ Guzzo, Paul (January 10, 2019). "Are you a Tampan, Tampanian or Tampeño?". Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com/tampa/are-you-a-tampan-tampanian-or-tampexf1o-20190110/. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
↑ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
↑ "Look Up a Zip Code: TAMPA FL". U.S. Postal Service. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tampa city, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2017.^{[dead link]}
↑ "Tampa, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Notes

↑ Original city charter revoked by Florida Legislature on October 4, 1869^[3]

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[1] "Ybor City: Cigar Capital of the World". Nps.gov. June 28, 1999. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2013.

[2] "Alive: Ybor stumbled upon Guavaween". St Petersburg Times. October 29, 1999. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2013.

[3] "John Thomas Lesley – 12th Mayor of Tampa". Archived July 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at TampaGov. Retrieved March 22, 2010.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-5] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[QuickFacts-6] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 "QuickFacts: Tampa city, Florida". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

[urban_area-7] "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[demonym-8] Guzzo, Paul (January 10, 2019). "Are you a Tampan, Tampanian or Tampeño?". Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com/tampa/are-you-a-tampan-tampanian-or-tampexf1o-20190110/. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

[9] "Total Gross Domestic Product for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.

[10] "Look Up a Zip Code: TAMPA FL". U.S. Postal Service. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

[Census_2010-11] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tampa city, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2017.^{[dead link]}

[GR3-12] "Tampa, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[4] Original city charter revoked by Florida Legislature on October 4, 1869^[3]

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City
File:Downtown Tampa Skyline.jpg Downtown Tampa skyline File:Tampa Theatre Sign--7237.jpg Tampa Theater File:Entrance to Plant Hall at University of Tampa.jpg Plant Hall at University of Tampa File:Amalie Arena.jpg Amalie Arena File:Raymond James Stadium (2021) C.jpg Raymond James Stadium File:Centro Ybor, Ybor City, Tampa, Florida.jpg Ybor City File:Streetcar 431 at Centro Ybor, July 2013.jpg TECO Line Streetcar File:Cheetah Hunt 2.jpg Busch Gardens Tampa Bay File:Tampa Riverwalk1.jpg Tampa Riverwalk on Hillsborough River
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Coordinates: 27°56′51″N 82°27′31″W / 27.94750°N 82.45861°W / 27.94750; -82.45861Coordinates: 27°56′51″N 82°27′31″W / 27.94750°N 82.45861°W / 27.94750; -82.45861
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hillsborough
Settled (Fort Brooke)	1823
Incorporated (Village of Tampa)	January 18, 1849
Incorporated (Town of Tampa)	September 10, 1853 and August 11, 1873
Incorporated (City of Tampa)	December 15, 1855^[a] and July 15, 1887
Government
• Type	Strong Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Jane Castor (D)
• Legislative	Tampa City Council
Area ^[4]
• City	175.83 sq mi (455.40 km²)
• Land	114.02 sq mi (295.30 km²)
• Water	61.82 sq mi (160.10 km²) 35.3%
• Urban	968.9 sq mi (2,509.5 km²)
• Metro	2,554 sq mi (6,610 km²)
Elevation	48 ft (14.6 m)
Population (2020)^[5]
• City	384,959
• Estimate (2024)^[5]	414,547
• Rank	49th in the US
• Density	3,376.4/sq mi (1,303.6/km²)
• Urban ^[6]	2,783,045 (US: 17th)
• Urban density	2,872.3/sq mi (1,109.0/km²)
• Metro	3,175,275 (US: 18th)
GDP ^[8]
• Tampa (MSA)	$219.4 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33601–33626, 33629–33631, 33633–33635, 33637, 33646, 33647, 33650, 33655, 33660–33664, 33672–33675, 33677, 33679–33682, 33684–33689, 33694^[9]
FIPS code	12-71000^[10]
GNIS feature ID	0292005^[11]
Website	www.tampa.gov