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St. Petersburg, Florida |
City |
City of St. Petersburg |
 St. Petersburg skyline in July 2015
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Nickname(s): "St. Pete"; "Florida's Sunshine City"
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Motto(s): "Always in Season"
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 Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida
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Location in the United States
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Coordinates: 27°46′23″N 82°38′24″W / 27.77306°N 82.64000°W / 27.77306; -82.64000Coordinates: 27°46′23″N 82°38′24″W / 27.77306°N 82.64000°W / 27.77306; -82.64000
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Country |
United States |
State |
Florida |
County |
Pinellas |
Founded |
1888 |
Incorporated |
February 29, 1892 |
Re-Incorporated as City |
June 6, 1903 |
Named for |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Government
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• Type |
Strong Mayor-Commission |
• Mayor |
Rick Kriseman (D) |
Area [1]
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• City |
137.64 sq mi (356.50 km2) |
• Land |
61.75 sq mi (159.94 km2) |
• Water |
75.89 sq mi (196.56 km2) |
Elevation
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44 ft (13.4 m) |
Population
(2010)[2][3]
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• City |
244,769 |
• Estimate (2018)[4]
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265,098 |
• Rank |
79th |
• Density |
4,226.57/sq mi (1,631.90/km2) |
• Urban
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2,441,770 (17th) |
• Metro
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2,870,569 (18th) |
Demonym(s) |
St. Petersburger, St. Peteian, Burgian, Saint Petersburgite |
Time zone |
UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) |
UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes |
33701, 33702, 33703, 33704, 33705, 33710, 33712-33713, 33715[5]
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Area code(s) |
727 |
FIPS code |
12-63000[6]
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GNIS feature ID |
290375[7]
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Website |
www.stpete.org |
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