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Pinellas Park, Florida

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the St. Petersburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33781. The Survey maps it on the Saint Petersburg quadrangle. 53,093 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 13 feet above sea level.

Pinellas Park within Pinellas County

Then and now

1921 to 1998

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Pinellas Park, surveyed 1998
Topographic sheet of Pinellas Park, surveyed 1921

Compare 1921 against another survey:

Population over time

2 figures

Pinellas Park grew from 49,079 to 53,093 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201049,079
202053,093+4,014 (+8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

35 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Pinellas Park between 1992 and 2017, burning about 514 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 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
Equipment and vehicle use8
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Natural5
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1996Natural2.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
28 August 1997Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
7 July 2001Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
4 July 2015Natural7.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSEMINOLE (52)
29 July 1993Natural20 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
11 July 1995Natural3.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
6 June 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFlorida Forest Service52 NORTH GATE
4 June 2000Equipment and vehicle use60 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pinellas County

Storms near this place

37 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pinellas Park in 37 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 lightning, 8 hail, 4 flood. The reports record 1 death and 7 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2015Heavy RainPinellas Park1 killedPinellas County Emergency Management relayed a report from the Medical Examiner of a 58 year old homeless man who was found face down submerged in a drainage area that was filled with storm water on July 29th. The man was resuscitated and taken to a hospital where he eventually expired on August 4th. The Medical Examiner ruled that the cause of death was complications of drowning, with contributing conditions of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and chronic ethanolism.
July 2003LightningPinellas Park2 hurtA lightning strike at the Grassy Pointe subdivision produced two minor injuries to plumbers working at a vacant log on Denise Street. They complained about a "tingly feeling" and were checked out by paramedics and released.
July 2003LightningPinellas Park1 hurt, $25,000Lightning struck the Walter Pownell Service Center. The computer system was damaged and an employee was injured when he received a shock from the computer he was working at and was thrown across the room. The amount of damage was estimated.
July 2007LightningPinellas Park1 hurtOne women was injured while holding an umbrella when lightning struck nearby. She was taken to the hospital with a tingling sensation in her arm.
June 2001LightningPinellas Park1 hurtA 32 year old female was injured by lightning while indoors in Pinellas Park. The female was shocked and injured while grabbing a metal closet door knob in her home while lightning struck at a nearby undetermined location outside.
May 1999LightningPinellas Park1 hurtA man operating a backhoe was struck and knocked unconscious by the sideflash of a lightning bolt that struck nearly 50 feet away from his location along 38th Street N. near 118 Avenue N in Pinellas Park.
June 1998LightningPinellas Park1 hurtA female was struck and her eyes injured by the sideflash of lightning that struck a nearby tree along the 8800 block of 40th Lane North in Pinellas Park.
September 2000Flash FloodPinellas Park$150,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park$125,000Thunderstorm winds caused minor to moderate damage to numerous carports at the Pinecrest Mobile Home Park on the 2500 block of 52nd Avenue North in Pinellas Park. Several additional large trees and limbs were downed near the intersection of 58th Avenue and 31st Street.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park$50,000The St. Petersburg Times reported that thunderstorm winds caused scattered downed trees, branches and powerlines from Pinellas Park to Clearwater.
July 1999FloodPinellas Park$50,000Four to five inches of heavy rainfall in less than two hours caused localized flooding of urban low lying streets from Pinellas Park to St Petersburg. A few automobiles incurred water damage while traversing flooded intersections across southern portions of Pinellas County.
June 2005LightningPinellas Park$30,000Lightning damaged several gas tanks at a station near the intersection of 48th Street and 62nd Avenue. One tank was lifted 3 feet from the ground and a two tanks with about 5,000 gallons of gas each were damaged.
June 2005LightningPinellas Park$25,000Numerous lightning strikes were reported to the Pinellas County 911 Center. The strikes caused minor damage to multiple structures in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas Park, Largo, Indian Rocks Beach, Seminole, and Saint Petersburg. No injuries were reported.
August 2002LightningPinellas Park$25,000Lightning caused a house fire.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park$15,000Broadcast media relayed picture of damaged manufactured home along 83rd Avenue in the Village Green community, with mainly metal roofing and siding peeled off of home.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park$15,000Thunderstorm winds pushed over a gas station roof covering the pumps near 49th Street and 110th Avenue and fallen trees brought down power lines just to the west on 52nd Street.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park$5,000Bay News 9 Cable reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees and several large branches on 66th and 118th Streets in Pinellas Park.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park$5,000A thunderstorm wind gust of 65 mph was observed at County Road 501 (Belcher Road) and State Road (Ulmerton Road) by a Skywarn Spotter. Several small trees, limbs and power lines were downed by the thunderstorm winds in Pinellas Park.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park$3,000Damage was reported by the public to an awning and powerlines. Wind gusts were estimated to be 40 to 50 MPH with the storm.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park$2,000The public reported, through Bay News 9 Cable, that thunderstorm winds downed several trees along 66th Street N. in Pinellas Park. One vehicle incurred damage from a wind toppled tree along 66th Street N.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park$1,000Broadcast media reported power lines down on Park Boulevard and on Bryan Dairy Road in Pinellas Park.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park-Video posted to social media by broadcast media depicted a short-lived gustnado lofting primarily dust and other small loose debris near the intersection of 66th Street and 118th Avenue in Pinellas Park. No damage was reported by local officials.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPinellas Park-Law enforcement reported a large tree was down on a house near Pinellas Park.
June 2005HailPinellas Park-Penny size hail fell at the intersection of 67th Avenue and 58th Street.
July 2005Tornado (F0)Pinellas Park-A training spotter reported a brief tornado that downed several trees.
July 2003HailPinellas Park-Nickel size hail was reported by the media near 66th St and Bryan Dairy Road.
June 2003Flash FloodPinellas Park-Rain fall totals for the day were 4.80 inches at Pinellas Point and 4.05 inches in Largo. The saturated grounds finally gave way to the heavy rain leading to flooded roads and vehicles.
August 2002HailPinellas Park-Numerous reports of dime to golfball size hail due to a slow moving thunderstorm.
September 2002FloodPinellas Park-Five inches of rain in three hours caused widespread street flooding near the intersection of U.S. 19 and 38th Street.
June 2001HailPinellas Park-The public reported, through Bay News 9 Cable, golfball to dime sized hail, from near the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and 49th Street in Pinellas Park to the intersection of Interstate 275 and State Road 694 (Gandy Blvd) in St. Petersburg.
July 2000HailPinellas Park-Dime sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter near the intersection of State Road 686 (Roosevelt) and 58th Street North in central Pinellas county.
April 1997HailPinellas Park-Golfball sized hail was reported on 9th Avenue N. in Pinellas Park while dime sized hail was reported in Clearwater.
September 1993HailPinellas Park-Nickel-size hail fell.
December 2002FloodPinellas Park-no account filed
June 1998HailPinellas Park-no account filed
September 1997Flash FloodPinellas Park-no account filed
June 1996FloodPinellas Park-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pinellas County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lealman1.8 miles18
Cross Bayou2.1 miles18
Kenneth City2.2 miles18
Rio Vista3.2 miles18
Totstalahoeetska (historical)3.6 miles18
Bay Pines4.6 miles15
The Jungle4.7 miles15
Gandy4.8 miles20

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 Pinellas ParkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2151669The 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 288936. 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.

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.