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About Tampa Bay
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.
Visit Tampa Bay | Visit Sarasota or | Visit St. Pete/Clearwater
County by County Resources
Hillsborough County Schools: http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/
Utilities
Electric: TECO Energy http://www.tecoenergy.com/
Water is by one of the following:
- City of Tampa Water http://www.tampagov.net/water
- Hillsborough County Water Resource Services http://hillsboroughcounty.org/water/
Natural Gas: TECO People's Gas http://www.peoplesgas.com/
Pasco County Schools http://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/
Utilities
Electric is by one of the following:
- TECO Energy http://www.tecoenergy.com/
- Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative https://www.wrec.net/
- Progress Energy https://www.progress-energy.com/
Water is by Pasco County Utilities http://www.pascocountyfl.net/Index.aspx?NID=168
Natural Gas is by TECO People's Gas http://www.peoplesgas.com/
Pinellas County School System Pinellas County Schools http://pcsb.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
Utilities
Electric is by one of the following:
- TECO Energy http://www.tecoenergy.com/
- Progress Energy/Duke https://www.progress-energy.com/
Water is by one of the following:
- Pinellas County Utilities http://www.pinellascounty.org/utilities/
- City of St. Petersburg Water http://www.stpete.org/water/
- City of Clearwater Water http://www.myclearwater.com/gov/depts/pwa/public_utils/divisions/water/
- City of Dunedin Water http://www.dunedingov.com/index.aspx?page=117
Natural Gas is either by TECO Energy http://www.tecoenergy.com/ or Clearwater Gas http://www.clearwatergas.com/
Sarasota County Schools: http://www.sarasotacountyschools.net/
Utilities
Electric: Florida Power & Light https://www.fpl.com
Water: Sarasota County Water Services https://www.scgov.net/government/departments/utilities-water
Natural Gas: TECO People's Gas http://www.peoplesgas.com/
Manatee County Schools: http://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/
Utilities
Electric: Florida Power & Light https://www.fpl.com
Water: Manatee County Public Utilities http://www.mymanatee.org/home/government/departments/utilities.html
Natural Gas: TECO People's Gas http://www.peoplesgas.com/
Things to Remember
Visit the Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles (DMV) 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 voter registration address can be updated by filling out the required form at the Florida Division of Elections website. http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/
Check our USF Employee Perks page for possible discounts that may help in your move. USF Faculty are eligible to apply for accounts at the USF 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 TampaBayWater.org.
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 National Hurricane Center.