Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 56 min6:34 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 21 min7:18 am – 5:39 pm
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People8,522 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.63,295 householdsMedian household income $112,091Median home value $510,100Median rent $1,429 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,976 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 3,853 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 15%, finance, insurance and real estate 14%Average commute 30 minutes66% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages51% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, Spanish 7%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Arabic 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 91°F, lows 76°FColdest month January: highs 69°F, lows 51°F54 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare95 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksPiney Pointcape · 3.1 miGarden Lakelake · 3.3 miSandy Pointcape · 3.8 miHidden Lakelake · 5.4 miTrinity College of Floridacollege · 3.6 miSouth Covebay · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWaterfront Parkpark · 1.8 miSports Complex/Discovery Playgroundpark · 2.9 miHoneymoon Island State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 2,833 acresAnclote Key Preserve State Parkstate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 12,210 acresCaladesi Island State Parkstate park · 10.5 mi · 2,429 acresWerner-Boyce Salt Springs State Parkstate park · 10.9 mi · 4,004 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPinellas County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighTornado Very HighHurricane Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025254 of 365 days measured110 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pinellas County monitors, FL
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTarpon Springs Water Systemserves 28,875 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation21 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHCA Florida Trinity Hospital4.4 miPost officeTarpon Springs Post Office3.6 miTown hallTarpon Springs City Hall4.2 miPoliceTarpon Springs Police Department3.7 miFire stationEast Lake Fire Rescue Station 58under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 3 otherElementaryBrooker Creek Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolPlato Academy Tarpon Springs1.4 miSchoolSolid Rock Community School1.4 miCollegeTrinity College of Florida3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTampa International Airport TPA15 miInterstateI-27514 miUS highwayUS 193.5 miAmtrakUnion Station TPA19 miLight railSkyConnect Passenger Terminal StationHillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART)15 miCoachTampa USF Holly DriveFlixBus17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 34688 ZIP area.
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