Port Charlotte, Florida | |
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![]() Location in Charlotte County and the state of Florida | |
Coordinates: 26°59′25″N 82°6′21″W / 26.99028°N 82.10583°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Charlotte |
Area | |
• Census-designated place | 32.34 sq mi (83.76 km2) |
• Land | 28.48 sq mi (73.76 km2) |
• Water | 3.86 sq mi (9.99 km2) |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Census-designated place | 60,625 |
• Density | 2,128.69/sq mi (821.88/km2) |
• Urban (Port Charlotte–North Port, FL) | 199,998 (US: 194th)[2] |
• Urban density | 1,484.8/sq mi (573.3/km2) |
• Metro | 194,843 (US: 229th) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 33900-33999 |
Area code | 941 |
FIPS code | 12-58350[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 0289233[4] |
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Port Charlotte is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The population was 60,625 at the 2020 census, up from 54,392 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area.
Port Charlotte was named to the "10 Best Places to Retire", in the United States for the year 2012 by U.S. News & World Report.[5]