Valrico
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suburb, township, neighbourhood, unincorporated area / community, draw only border, CDP - Census Designated Place
Valrico is an unincorporated township and Census-Designated Place in Hillsborough County, in the U.S. state of Florida. Valrico is a suburb community of the city of Tampa.
Valrico began as a region of cotton plantations known as Long Pond. The arrival of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad in 1890 brought many new immigrants from points north. William G. Tousey, a philosophy professor from Tufts College, gave the community its current name, Spanish for "rich valley".
The population was 6,582 at the 2000 census, and its total area 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km2).
Time zone: EST/EDT (UTC-5/UTC-4)
ZIP codes: 33594-33596
Area code: 813
Valrico began as a region of cotton plantations known as Long Pond. The arrival of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad in 1890 brought many new immigrants from points north. William G. Tousey, a philosophy professor from Tufts College, gave the community its current name, Spanish for "rich valley".
The population was 6,582 at the 2000 census, and its total area 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km2).
Time zone: EST/EDT (UTC-5/UTC-4)
ZIP codes: 33594-33596
Area code: 813
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valrico,_Florida
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 27°56'55"N 82°14'10"W
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- Lutz, Florida 39 km
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- Poinciana, Florida 76 km
- Spring Hill, Florida 76 km
- Alva 143 km
- Lehigh Acres 148 km
- Venice, Louisiana 721 km
- Lacombe, Louisiana 799 km
- Sydney Dover Conservation Park Trail 4.1 km
- Brandon, Florida 6.1 km
- Walden Lake 9 km
- Fishhawk Ranch 12 km
- Lithia, Florida 14 km
- Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) 21 km
- Hillsborough County, Florida 22 km
- Alafia River State Park 23 km
- Former CF Bartow Phosphate Complex 30 km
- Polk County, Florida 61 km