Sun City is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 41, 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Ruskin. Sun City has a post office with ZIP code 33586.[2][3]
Sun City, Florida | |
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Coordinates: 27°40′42″N 82°28′43″W / 27.67833°N 82.47861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Hillsborough |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 33586 |
Area code | 813 |
GNIS feature ID | 291813[1] |
Sun City was built in 1925 and originally promoted as "Florida's Moving Picture City", with streets named after notable film actors (ex. Blythe, Chaplin, Petrova) and a $300,000 movie studio. However, the housing bubble burst, and the studio was demolished in 1932.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sun City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2015). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ^ "Sun City - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.