Fish Hawk, Florida

Fishhawk, Florida
Fish Hawk
Alafia River
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°51′10″N 82°12′31″W / 27.85278°N 82.20861°W / 27.85278; -82.20861[1]
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyHillsborough
Government
 • TypeCDD
Area
 • Total16.38 sq mi (42.43 km2)
 • Land16.21 sq mi (42.00 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
Elevation
62 ft (19 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total24,625
 • Density1,518.66/sq mi (586.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
33547
Area code813
FIPS code12-22387[3]
GNIS feature ID2402482[4]
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Fish Hawk (or FishHawk) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Tampa, and includes a portion of the community of Lithia. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 24,625. The place name is derived from Little Fishhawk Creek, a tributary of the Alafia River that joins the Alafia just west of Lithia Springs.

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Fish Hawk Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census 2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).