BlockZephyrhills, Florida
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Zephyrhills census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33542. The Survey maps it on the Zephyrhills quadrangle. 17,194 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 95 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1947 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 31 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
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On record in Zephyrhills
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Capt. Harold B. Jeffries Houselisted 1995
Zephyrhills Downtown Historic Districtlisted 2001
Population over time
2 figuresZephyrhills grew from 13,288 to 17,194 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,288 | |
| 2020 | 17,194 | +3,906 (+29%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1947 USGS Zephyrhills quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Plant City quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Zephyrhills quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Tarpon Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Zephyrhills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,685 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 22 August 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 August 2000 | Natural | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 19 July 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 2007 | Natural | 19 acres | Florida Forest Service | 51/MORRIS BRIDGE FIRE/0852 |
| 13 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 7 June 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Zephyrhills: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Materials - Plaza Materials Mine | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Polk County Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Z Rock Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zephyrhills in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2018: 28 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 11 flood, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $300,000 | Six to eight inches of heavy rainfall caused localized flooding of more than 20 homes along Wire Road of Zephyrhills. Water levels on a few local roads near Zephyrhills rose three to four feet deep before receding. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $100,000 | Pasco County Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds caused minor roof, lanai, porch and window damage to nearly 60 mobile homes in the Betmar Mobile Home Park along State Road 54 and Dean Dairy Road and downed a few trees in Zephyrhills. |
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $80,000 | A tree was blown down onto a mobile home causing major damage on State Road 54 in Zephyrhills. There was moderate wind damage to another mobile home nearby on Melinda Avenue. |
| January 1997 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $75,000 | Heavy rain of four inches in less than a half hour caused localized flooding of up to four feet deep at a low-lying area near the intersection of U.S. Highway 301 and Bailey Hill Road. Three vehicles suffered major water damage at the low-lying intersection while a few mobile homes at an adjacent mobile home park received minor water damage.Three to four secondary and gravel roads near the U.S. Highway 301 and Bailey Hill Road intersection were washed out from the heavy rains. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a total of 25 mobile homes at the Bet-Mar Acres and Oaks Royal Mobile Home Parks in Zephyrhills. Eight of the mobile homes sustained moderate roof damage while the remaining 17 received minor roof and awning damage. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $50,000 | Eight manufactured homes were damaged near the intersection of Chancey Road and Morris Bridge Road. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor damage to the roofs, lanais and carports of a few homes in Zephyrhills of eastern Pasco county. Also, a few power lines and large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along U.S. Highway 301 in Zephyrhills. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $50,000 | Strong winds flattened an outbuilding. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $40,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and limbs which downed power lines in Zephyrhills. Two businesses on Main Street had their roofs peeled back and water poured in, soaking customers at a restaurant and damaging leather at a saddle company. A Cessna 182 airplane was flipped over on its back and many other owners reported minor damage to their aircraft. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to the roofs of a few brick homes, a few mobile homes, and a commercial building and shed. Several large trees and power lines were also downed within one square mile along U.S. Highway 301, two miles north of Zephyrhills. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $20,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were reported to have knocked down large tree limbs and to have damaged several awnings in Zephyrhills. |
| January 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 10.8 feet, nearly three feet above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 1st. Minor flooding and water damage occurred at a fish and trailer camp along State Road 54. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large limbs and power lines along State Road 52 near San Antonio. |
| March 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 10.59 feet, two and a half feet above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 24th. Minor flooding and water damage occurred at a fish and trailer camp along State Road 54. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees along State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel. Nearly 10,000 residents along the State Road 54 corridor from I-75 to Zephyrhills were without electricity from power lines downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| December 1997 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 10.9 feet, nearly three feet above the flood stage of eight feet on the 17th. Minor flooding and water damage occurred at a fish and trailer camp along State Road 54. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | Thunderstorm downburst winds of 50 mph severely damaged two carports and downed a few large tree branches. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $7,000 | The roof was ripped off of a mobile home on Fairbanks Drive. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $6,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused moderate damage to the roofs of two mobile homes, minor damage to three additional mobile homes and toppled then destroyed a few sheds along State Road 54, four miles west of I-75 near Wesley Chapel. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | A public utility company reported that thunderstorm winds downed power lines and a few large trees along the 3300 block of State Road 54 in Zephyrhills. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | A Skywarn Spotter reported that thunderstorm winds, estimated at 50 mph, damaged his carport in Zephyrhills. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 45 to 50 mph damaged the carport and lanai of a prefabricated home in Zephyrhills. |
| September 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 9.5 feet, a foot and a half above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 24th. A few homes incurred damage from the floodwaters of the Cypress Creek. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a mobile home and toppled a shed in the Sandalwood mobile home park near the intersection of Dianthus and Zinnia Streets. |
| February 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $5,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 12.0 feet, four feet above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 20th. Minor flooding and water damage occurred at a fish and trailer camp along State Road 54. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $3,000 | Pasco county emergency management reported wind gusts estimated at 40 to 50 MPH uprooted several trees and power lines near the intersection of 16th Street and North Avenue in Zephyrhills. |
| April 2001 | Dust Devil | Zephyrhills | $3,000 | The public reported, through a reporter from the Tampa Tribune newspaper, that a dust-devil struck and caused minor roof and carport damage to a mobile home on Sweet Pea Lane near County Road 579 (Morris Bridge Road) in Zephyrhills. Skies were mostly clear and humidity low at the time of the reported dust devil in Zephyrhills. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $2,000 | A resident reported that thunderstorm winds snapped off the top of a 60 foot pine tree which landed on a carport. |
| April 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $2,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 8.5 feet on the 1st, one half foot above the flood stage of eight feet. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $1,000 | The Pasco county emergency management reported that thunderstorm winds, estimated at 45 mph, caused minor roof damage to a mobile home on the 6300 block of Connecticut Street, south of County Road 54, in Zephyrhills. |
| October 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | $1,000 | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 fell below the flood stage of eight feet on the 1st. A few homes incurred minor water damage from the floodwaters of the Cypress Creek. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees and numerous tree limbs in the city of Zephyrhills. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | $500 | Thunderstorm wind of 40 to 50 mph caused minor damage to a few carports in the city of Zephyrhills. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Penny-sized hail was reported near the intersection of State Road 54 and Morris Bridge Road near Zephyrhills. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Penny size hail was reported in Zephyrhills. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | - | Several trees and power lines were down in Zephyrhills and Lake Bernadette. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Zephyrhills | - | Heavy rain caused localized street flooding with water up to the bottom of vehicles on 20th Street east of US Highway 301 and north of Chancey Road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | - | An NWS employee estimated wind gusts to 60mph in Zephyrhills. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Nickel size hail was reported in the Bakers Acres mobile home park on El Myers Street. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Penny size hail was reported along the 7300 block of Gaul Blvd. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Quarter size hail was reported near the high school at the intersection of State Road 54 and U.S. Highway 301. |
| June 2005 | Heavy Rain | Zephyrhills | - | The heavy rain occurred in one hour and caused minor street flooding. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Emergency Management reported penny size hail covering the ground on Chancey Road and Tucker Road. |
| May 2002 | Lightning | Zephyrhills | - | Numerous brush fires were reported from excessive cloud to ground lightning strikes in and near Zephyrhills. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Quarter size hail was observed by the public just east of Zephyrhills. |
| March 2001 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter in Zephyrhills over extreme southeast Pasco county. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter over downtown Zephyrhills in extreme southeast Pasco county. |
| January 1998 | Flood | Zephyrhills | - | The Cypress Creek at Worthington Gardens along State Road 54 crested at 8.3 feet, nearly a half foot above the flood stage of eight feet, on the 24th. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Nickel sized hail was reported along State Road 54 and Dean Dairy Road. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Dime sized hail was observed in Wesley Chapel. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Dime sized hail was reported near U.S. Highway 301 by a Skywarn Spotter. |
| January 1997 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Dime sized hail, driven by a 60 mph northeast wind, combined with a gentle northeast to southwest sloping terrain, and falling in torrential rain of four inches in less than 30 minutes, allowed hail to accumulate to depths of up to four feet in shallow ravines and low-lying areas in the hill country of eastern Pasco county.Most of the accumulated hail occurred one-quarter mile west of U.S. Highway 301 and Bailey Hill Road intersection, 2.5 miles north of Zephyrhills. |
| January 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 69 mph was observed at the Zephyrhills Weightman Middle School. |
| March 1995 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | Dime-size hail reported at Zephyrhills Airport. |
| August 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Zephyrhills | - | A weak tornado briefly touched down near Exit 58 of Interstate 75 and State Highway 54. Four observers watched the weak tornado travel approximately 200 feet and produce a debris/dust funnel with no apparent damage before it lifted and dissipated. |
| March 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zephyrhills | - | Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Flood | Zephyrhills | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Zephyrhills | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort King Acres | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cunningham Estates | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lumberton | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Orange Grove Villas | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Crystal Springs | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Vitis | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Richland | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Pasadena Hills | 4.8 miles | 14 |
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 Zephyrhills | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2155683 | 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 293620. 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.