Tampa, Florida
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| Coordinates: 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[a] 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)[5] | |
• City | 384,959 |
• Estimate (2024)[6] | 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) |
| Demonym(s) | Tampan, Tampanian, Tampeño[8] |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $243.268 billion (2023) |
| 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[10] |
| Area codes | 813, 656 |
| FIPS code | 12-71000[11] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0292005[12] |
| Website | tampa |
Tampa (/ˈtæmpə/ ⓘ TAM-pə) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. It is the third-most populous city in Florida, thirteenth-most populous in the Southeast, and 49th-most populous city in the country with a population of 403,364 at the 2020 census, while the Tampa Bay metropolitan area at over 3.42 million residents is the second-largest metropolitan area in Florida and 17th-largest in the United States.[13] The Greater Tampa Bay area has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas.
Tampa was founded as a military center in the 19th century, with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was brought to Tampa by Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was reincorporated as a city in 1887 following the Civil War. Tampa's economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, technology, construction, and the maritime industry.[14] The bay's port is the largest in the state, responsible for over $15 billion in economic impact.[15]
The city hosts a number of major employers, including Bloomin' Brands, WellCare, and Fortune 500 companies Crown Holdings and The Mosaic Company. Tampa's cultural landscape features the Tampa Museum of Art, Straz Center for the Performing Arts, and the historic Ybor City district, which reflects the city's Cuban and Spanish heritage. The city is also home to prominent educational institutions, including the University of South Florida and University of Tampa. The area's major league professional sports teams include the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), and Tampa Bay Rays (MLB).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Tampa city, Florida". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Tampa city, Florida". Census Bureau QuickFacts. July 1, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "List of 2020 Census (6xqu) 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. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. 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.
- ^ "Tampa, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area 2019 ACS Estimates (799u)". American Community Survey. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Development and Economic Opportunity". City of Tampa. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Port of Tampa Bay Official Information". Port Tampa Bay. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
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