Ballast Point (Tampa)

Ballast Point
Ballast Point Neighborhood Overlooking Hillsborough Bay
Ballast Point Neighborhood Overlooking Hillsborough Bay
Ballast Point is located in Florida
Ballast Point
Ballast Point
Location within the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°53′21.27″N 82°28′50.66″W / 27.8892417°N 82.4807389°W / 27.8892417; -82.4807389
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyHillsborough
Incorporated (City)1953
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorJane Castor (D)
 • City attorneyJim Shimberg[1]
 • LegislativeCity Council
Area
 • Total1.70000 sq mi (4.40298 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,940
 • Density2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
33611
Area code813
City of Tampa Neighborhood Welcome to Ballast Point Sign on Bayshore Blvd
Shoreline on Hillsborough Bay at Ballast Point Neighborhood
Neighborhood of Ballast Point Overlooking Hillsborough Bay

Ballast Point is a neighborhood located in the city of Tampa, county of Hillsborough, and the U.S. state of Florida. It is bordered by Hillsborough Bay, a section of the larger Tampa Bay. The ZIP code serving the area is 33611. The boundaries are Gandy Blvd. to the north, MacDill Air Force Base to the south, Hillsborough Bay to the east and S. MacDill Ave. to the west. Also included are the homes and businesses on the west side of the street of S. MacDill Ave., Gadsden Park on S. MacDill Ave. and the adjacent ELAPP Property which is part of the South Tampa Greenway.

The Ballast Point neighborhood is an official City of Tampa neighborhood, and is largely residential. This neighborhood is canopied by mature oak trees full of Spanish moss, and is nestled on the Hillsborough Bay.

The neighborhood is home to the Ballast Point Neighborhood Association.

  1. ^ "Buckhorn Picks City Attorney". St. Petersburg Times — www.tampabay.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-23.