East Tampa, Florida
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Palm River-Gibsonton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33578. It stands on Alafia River. The Survey maps it on the Gibsonton quadrangle. It stands 11 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1921 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 77 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1921 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1921 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:62500
- 1945 USGS Gadsden Point quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS Gadsden Point quadrangle1:25000
- 1956 USGS Gibsonton quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS St Petersburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Gibsonton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of East Tampa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,952 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 19 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MCAY BAY (29) |
| 13 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 1998 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2004 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | GARDEN PARK |
| 29 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 July 2005 | Fireworks | 20 acres | Florida Forest Service | MESSLER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of East Tampa: 3 unknowns, 2 plants, 2 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand, Phosphorus-Phosphates. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Terminal | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Port Sutton Plant & Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | ||
| Tampa Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | 1965 | |
| Dot Tampa - Tucker Jones Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| James Hill Co. - Martinez Lake | Sand | Producer | ||
| Parkway Center Community - Parkway Pit | Sand | Producer | ||
| Star 101 Development, Inc. - Canterbury Lakes Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Tampa in 2 storm reports between 2021 and 2022: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Lightning | East Tampa | 1 hurt | Broadcast media relayed report of lightning strike injuring child at Williams Park boat ramp. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Tampa | $1,000 | Several lanais, carports, and decks sustained minor damage. A home weather station in the neighborhood recorded a peak wind gust of 50 mph. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibsonton | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Remlap | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Progress Village | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Riverview | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Adamsville | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Port Sutton | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Clair-Mel City | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Palm River | 5.5 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on East Tampa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5329484 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 282035. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










