Tampa 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. The Greater Tampa Bay area has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas.
Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Hillsborough
Elevation: 48 ft (14.6 m)
Area codes: 813, 656
Settled (Fort Brooke): 1823
Incorporated (Town of Tampa): September 10, 1853 and · August 11, 1873
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