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Top Cities Guide

The best of Pasco.

A closer look at the cities and communities inside Pasco County — their parks, government offices, populations, and the neighborhoods worth knowing about as you settle in.

Pasco County at a glance

County Seat
Dade City
Electric
Duke Energy Florida · Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative (WREC) · Tampa Electric Company (TECO)
Natural Gas
TECO Peoples Gas (Peoples Gas System) · Clearwater Gas System (serves parts of southwest Pasco)
Courthouse
38053 Live Oak Avenue, Dade City, FL 33523 · West Pasco: 7530 Little Road, New Port Richey, FL 34654
Official Visitor Guide Florida's Sports Coast (Pasco County)
01

Wesley Chapel

Population: 64,866 (2020 Census)
The Grove at Wesley Chapel, Florida
Photo: DanTD - CC BY-SA 4.0 - via Wikimedia Commons

Wesley Chapel is a large, fast-growing unincorporated community in central Pasco County along the Interstate 75 corridor, about 25 miles north of downtown Tampa, known for master-planned subdivisions, the Shops at Wiregrass and Tampa Premium Outlets, and the Epperson Crystal Lagoon.

🏛 Local Government Unincorporated community, served by Pasco County government pascocountyfl.gov
02

Land O' Lakes

Population: 35,929 (2020 Census)
Dupree Gardens waterfall, Land O' Lakes, Florida
Photo: Time Maven - CC BY-SA 3.0 - via Wikimedia Commons

Land O' Lakes is a large unincorporated community in central Pasco County named for its many freshwater lakes, now a mix of lakefront neighborhoods and master-planned communities in the Tampa metro area.

🏛 Local Government Unincorporated community, served by Pasco County government pascocountyfl.gov
03

Holiday

Population: 24,939 (2020 Census)
The Anclote River near Holiday, Florida
Photo: Silveram - CC BY-SA 4.0 - via Wikimedia Commons

Holiday is a densely settled unincorporated community in southwest Pasco County just north of the Pinellas County line near Tarpon Springs and the Anclote River, a primarily residential area with Gulf-access nature parks along the Anclote.

🏛 Local Government Unincorporated community, served by Pasco County government pascocountyfl.gov
04

Zephyrhills

Population: 17,194 (2020 Census)
Downtown historic district, Zephyrhills, Florida
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Zephyrhills is a Pasco County city long nicknamed The City of Pure Water for the spring water bottled there since 1961, known for its historic downtown, tree-lined streets, and Skydive City at the municipal airport.

🏛 Local Government Zephyrhills City Hall 5335 8th Street, Zephyrhills, FL 33542 (813) 780-0000 zephyrhills.gov
05

New Port Richey

Population: 16,728 (2020 Census)
Cotee River Park, New Port Richey, Florida
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New Port Richey is a suburban city on the Pithlachascotee (Cotee) River in Pasco County, founded in the 1910s and briefly home to silent-film stars during the Florida land boom, today known for its riverside downtown historic district centered on Sims Park.

🏛 Local Government New Port Richey City Hall 5919 Main Street, New Port Richey, FL 34652 (727) 853-1016 cityofnewportrichey.org
🏠 Notable Neighborhoods
06

Hudson

Population: 12,944 (2020 Census)
Port Hudson Marina, Hudson, Florida
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Hudson is an unincorporated coastal community at the westernmost end of Pasco County on the Gulf of America, known for its waterfront and canal-front homes, an older retiree-heavy population, and a small public beach at Robert J. Strickland Memorial Park.

🏛 Local Government Unincorporated community, served by Pasco County government pascocountyfl.gov
🏠 Notable Neighborhoods
07

Trinity

Population: 11,924 (2020 Census)
Pine flatwoods at Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park near Trinity, Florida
Photo: Daniel Oines - CC BY 2.0 - via Wikimedia Commons

Trinity is an affluent, master-planned unincorporated community in southwest Pasco County near the juncture of Pasco, Pinellas, and Hillsborough counties, characterized by newer gated golf-course subdivisions, 55-plus communities such as Heritage Springs, and upscale single-family housing.

🏛 Local Government Unincorporated community, served by Pasco County government pascocountyfl.gov
08

Dade City

Population: 7,275 (2020 Census)
Historic Pasco County Courthouse, Dade City, Florida
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Dade City is the county seat of Pasco County, a small historic city in the county's eastern rolling-hills region, with a downtown centered on the landmark 1909 courthouse and known for preserved early-20th-century architecture, antique shops, and a walkable historic district.

🏛 Local Government Dade City City Hall 38020 Meridian Avenue, Dade City, FL 33525 (352) 523-5050 dadecityfl.com
09

Port Richey

Population: 3,052 (2020 Census)
Aerial view of the Port Richey waterfront, Florida

Port Richey is a small waterfront city in Pasco County on Florida's Gulf Coast at the mouth of the Pithlachascotee (Cotee) River, founded in the 1880s around fishing and shipping and known for its riverfront, boating access, and historic stilt houses offshore.

🏛 Local Government Port Richey City Hall 6333 Ridge Road, Port Richey, FL 34668 (727) 816-1900 cityofportrichey.gov
🌳 Parks & Recreation
10

San Antonio

Population: 1,297 (2020 Census)
San Antonio City Park, Florida
Photo: DanTD - CC BY-SA 4.0 - via Wikimedia Commons

San Antonio is a small historic incorporated city in eastern Pasco County, founded in 1881 as a Catholic colony and known as the Gem of the Highlands, best known for its annual Rattlesnake Festival and quiet, small-town character near the rolling hills of the San Antonio and St. Leo area.

🏛 Local Government City of San Antonio (352) 588-2127 sanantonioflorida.org
🌳 Parks & Recreation
🏠 Notable Neighborhoods
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