Wimauma, Florida
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wimauma-Riverview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33598. The Survey maps it on the Wimauma quadrangle. 9,467 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 102 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1944 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Population over time
3 figuresWimauma grew from 4,246 to 9,467 between 2000 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,246 | |
| 2010 | 6,373 | +2,127 (+50%) |
| 2020 | 9,467 | +3,094 (+49%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1944 USGS Wimauma quadrangle1:31680
- 1947 USGS Wimauma quadrangle1:25000
- 1956 USGS Tampa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Wimauma quadrangle1:24000, 4 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
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Wimauma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,474 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 33 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 31 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2014 | Natural | 1.6 acres | Florida Forest Service | MC GRADY RD. (29) |
| 16 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 29 DELIA 2 |
| 13 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 29 DELIA |
| 1 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BISHOP ROAD (29) |
| 23 August 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 29 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | BULLFROG 9 (29) |
| 9 July 2012 | Natural | 75 acres | Florida Forest Service | SAFFOLD (29) |
| 9 July 2000 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wimauma: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurley Enterprises, Inc. - Hurley Tailwater Rec | Sand | Producer | ||
| The Cone Corp. - Balm Road Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand |
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wimauma in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2013: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Lightning | Wimauma | $435,000 | Lightning struck a home and started a fire that consumed the 5,000 square foot structure and it's contents. The family was out of town at the time, so there were no injuries. |
| June 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Wimauma | $36,000 | A National Weather Service survey found a narrow path of damage cut through the heart of Sun City Center several blocks west of State Highway 301. The damage path was south to north and included downed trees, damage to lanais and facia, and minor shingle damage. The worst damage was near Cherry Hill Drive and North Pebble Beach Blvd, where shingles were stripped off homes. Hillsborough County Department of Emergency Management estimated the damage at $36,000. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wimauma | $10,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts lifted a roof off an open hanger and broke the tie downs off of two planes. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wimauma | $3,000 | The Hillsborough county sheriffs department reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees near the intersection of State Roads 39 and 674 in Ft. Lonesome. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wimauma | $2,000 | The public reported that thunderstorm winds tore off the metal porch roof of a residential home along State Road 674 in Wimauma. |
| October 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wimauma | - | Rainfall of 3.79 inches was measured at the USGS river gaging station. Radar estimated rainfall of 6 to 8 inches from Fort Lonesome to Duette in Manatee County. The excess water filled ditches but no homes received damage due to rising water. The Little manatee River 4.2 miles southwest of Wimauma rose 5 feet between 8 PM EDT to 2 AM EDT with a maximum stage of 11.97 feet at 2 PM on October 3rd. Flood stage is 11 feet and only minor flooding was reported. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wimauma | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by the Hillsborough county sheriffs department near the intersection of State Roads 39 and 674 in Ft. Lonesome. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wimauma | - | The public reported several large branches downed by thunderstorm winds at a canoe livery in Wimauma. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Wimauma | - | Dime sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Wimauma | - | Dime sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun City Center | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Balm | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| North Ruskin | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Apollo Beach | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Ruskin | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Lonesome | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Boyette | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Adamsville | 8.4 miles | 18 |
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 Wimauma | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1843074 | 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 293391. 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.








