Egypt Lake, Florida

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Egypt Lake, Florida
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Coordinates: 28°1′1″N82°29′43″W / 28.01694°N 82.49528°W / 28.01694; -82.49528 Coordinates: 28°1′1″N82°29′43″W / 28.01694°N 82.49528°W / 28.01694; -82.49528
Country United States
State Florida
County Hillsborough
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1867138

Egypt Lake is an unincorporated community in northwestern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is located within the census-designated place of Egypt Lake-Leto. It was a separate census-designated place from 1970 to 1990. [1] The population as of the 1990 census was 14,580. The ZIP code for Egypt Lake is 33614.

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Geography and transportation

Historical population
CensusPop.
1970 7,556
1980 11,03246.0%
1990 14,58032.2%
source: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Egypt Lake is located at 28 degrees north, 82.5 degrees west (28.016963, -82.495373); [7] or approximately four miles northwest of Tampa. The elevation for the community is 45 feet (14 m) above sea level.

Egypt Lake boundaries include the city of Tampa to the south and east, Carrollwood to the north, and Dale Mabry Highway to the west.

Some of the major surface roads serving the community include:

Education

The community of Egypt Lake is served by Hillsborough County Schools. Egypt Lake Elementary School is located within the community.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Egypt Lake, Florida. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  2. "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  3. 1970 census of population
  4. 1980 census of population
  5. 1990 census of population
  6. Not separately returned in 2000. Community combined with Leto to form Egypt Lake-Leto
  7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.