Carrollwood, Florida

About Carrollwood

Carrollwood is a small unincorporated community in central Florida.

Officially, Carrollwood is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.23 square miles.

📰 Carrollwood News Today

• Carrollwood Day High School (Tampa, FL) Football MaxPreps · Aug 14
• Missing boy with autism found dead FOX 13 Tampa Bay · Aug 7
• Carrollwood Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• High School Focus: Latest Florida Gators recruiting intel out of Carrollwood Day in Tampa 247Sports · Aug 5
• Gators recruiting juice at Tampa Carrollwood Day — and it’s very promising On3 · Aug 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Carrollwood Unique

• The only place in America named Carrollwood — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Carrollwood

• 1UP Entertainment + Social
• Senor Tequila Mexican Restaurant — international
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Bonefish Grill — seafood
• Cheddar's — american
• IHOP
• Tampa Joe's — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Splash Pad · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carrollwood

• Timberlan Park reviews ★
• Avista Park reviews ★
• Beacon Meadows Park reviews ★
• Carollwood Community Park reviews ★
• Carrollwood Cultural Center Park reviews ★
• Carrollwood Recreation reviews ★
• Carrollwood Villiage Park reviews ★
• Florida Natural Plants · Garden reviews ★
• John R. Miley Park reviews ★
• Residents Park reviews ★
• Saint Paul's Park & Recreation Area reviews ★
• Scotty Cooper Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Carrollwood

🏘️ Nearby Communities