Tampa: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Florida
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 414,547
• Coordinates: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 1,317 km (818 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Tampa International Airport (TPA): 8.0 km (5.0 mi), straight line
• St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE): 23 km (14 mi), straight line
• Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL): 43 km (27 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Palm River-Clair Mel: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
• East Lake-Orient Park: 8.7 km (5.4 mi)
• Egypt Lake-Leto: 9.1 km (5.7 mi)
• Carrollwood: 12 km (7 mi)
• Temple Terrace: 12 km (7 mi)

Events

• Gasparilla Pirate Festival: January 2027
• Sant'Yago Knight Parade: February 2027