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About Tampa Bay

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Welcome to Florida! 

The Tampa Bay Area consists of several counties. The closest counties to the Tampa and St. Pete campuses are Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas. Sarasota and Manatee counties are closest to the Sarasota-Manatee campus.

The following links provide well-rounded resources to get you quickly acquainted with your new surroundings.

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County by County Resources

Hillsborough County Resources

Hillsborough County Schools:

Utilities

Electric:  TECO Energy /

Water is by one of the following:

  • City of Tampa Water 
  • Hillsborough County Water Resource Services 

Natural Gas:  TECO People's Gas

Pasco County Resources

Pasco County Schools

Utilities

Electric is by one of the following:

  • TECO Energy 
  • Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative 
  • Progress Energy  

Water  is by Pasco County Utilities 

Natural Gas  is by TECO People's Gas

Pinellas County Resources

Pinellas County School System Pinellas County Schools

Utilities

Electric  is by one of the following:

  • TECO Energy 
  • Progress Energy/Duke  

Water is by one of the following:

  • Pinellas County Utilities  
  • City of St. Petersburg Water 
  • City of Clearwater Water
  • City of Dunedin Water

Natural Gas is either by TECO Energy  or Clearwater Gas

Sarasota County Resources

Sarasota County Schools:

Utilities

Electric:  Florida Power & Light

Water:  Sarasota County Water Services

Natural Gas: TECO People's Gas

Manatee County Resources

Manatee County Schools:

Utilities

Electric:  Florida Power & Light

Water: Manatee County Public Utilities 

Natural Gas: TECO People's Gas

Things to Remember

Visit the online http://www.flhsmv.gov/ to make your trip to the DMV quicker. The website provides information about address changes, applying for your Florida driver's license, and documentation required to identify yourself.

Your address can be updated by filling out the required form at the Florida Division of Elections website. http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/

Check our page for possible discounts that may help in your move.  国产短视频Faculty are eligible to apply for accounts at the 国产短视频Federal Credit Union, located on USF's Tampa Campus.

The Tampa Bay Area often has watering restrictions based upon the county. Those restrictions can be found at .

Florida may experience hurricanes during the Hurricane Season, beginning each June.  You can stay up-to-date and learn about essentials to plan and prepare with many of tools at the .