Tampa, Florida
City
City of Tampa
Images from top, left to right: Skyline of Downtown Tampa, Amalie Arena (formerly the St. Pete Times Forum), Ybor City, Henry B. Plant Museum, Raymond James Stadium, Kumba, a roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa
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Nickname(s):  Cigar City,[1] The Big Guava[2]
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
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Coordinates: 27°58′05″N 82°28′35″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hillsborough
City	Tampa
Settled	1823
Incorporated(Village)	January 18, 1849
Incorporated (Town)	September 10, 1853 and August 11, 1873
Incorporated (City)	December 15, 1855 * and July 15, 1887
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Bob Buckhorn (D)
• Legislative	Tampa City Council
Area [3]
• City	175.22 sq mi(453.81 km2)
• Land	113.42 sq mi (293.75 km2)
• Water	61.80 sq mi (160.06 km2)  35.3%
• Urban	802.3 sq mi (2,078 km2)
• Metro	2,554 sq mi (6,610 km2)
Elevation	48 ft (14.6 m)
Population  (2010)[5]
• City	335,709
• Estimate  (2017)[6]	385,430
• Rank	52nd in the US
• Density	3,325.47/sq mi (1,283.97/km2)
• Urban	2.4 million (17th)
• Metro	3,068,511[4]
Demonym(s)	Tampan, Tampanian[7]
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33601–33626, 33629–33631, 33633–33635, 33637, 33646, 33647, 33650, 33655, 33660–33664, 33672–33675, 33677, 33679–33682, 33684–33689, 33694[8]
Area code(s)	813
FIPS code	12-71000[5]
GNIS feature ID	0292005[9]
Website	www.tampagov.net
* Original city charter revoked by Florida Legislature on October 4, 1869[10]