Egypt Lake, Florida

Egypt Lake is a unincorporated community in northwestern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It's located within the Census Designated Place of Egypt Lake-Leto, which contains separate communities of Egypt Lake and Leto. It was a separate Census Designated Place from 1970 to 1990. The population as of the 1990 census was 14,580.

ZIP code

The ZIP code for Egypt Lake is 33614.

Geography

Egypt Lake is located at 28 degrees north, 82.5 degrees west (28.016963, -82.495373)GR|1; or about 4 miles NW of Tampa. The elevation for the community is 45 feet 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.

Major surface roads in Egypt Lake

Some of the major surface roads serving the community include:
*Dale Mabry Highway
*Waters Avenue
*Himes Avenue
*Lambright Street

Education

The community of Egypt Lake is served by Hillsborough County Schools. [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/fl/1343 Egypt Lake Elementary School] is located within the community.

Population History of Egypt Lake

*1970....7,556
*1980...11,932
*1990...14,580
*2000...part of Egypt Lake-Leto

Source: [http://www.tbrpc.org/SRPP%202005/App%20D%20Indicators.pdf U.S. Census Bureau]

References

External links

* [http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/stlib/cities.html Egypt Lake on Florida Cities listing]
* [http://www.usacitiesonline.com/flcountyegyptlake.htm Egypt Lake profile from USA Cities online]