Plant City, Florida

About Plant City

Plant City, FL is a thriving city located in central Florida counting 43,046 people who proudly call it home.

Plant City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 29.86 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,442 residents per square mile.

📰 Plant City News Today

• Plant City police to use AI to answer non-emergency calls wtsp.com · Aug 18
• Byron Donalds Holds Get-Out-The-Vote Rally in Plant City, FL - C-SPAN C-SPAN · Aug 16
• What happened to the Dempsey family? Plant City police release documents in murder-suicide investigation WFLA · Aug 14
• New details in family death investigation FOX 13 Tampa Bay · Aug 13
• 22 rabbits found abandoned at Plant City nature preserve, 2 die WPEC · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Plant City Unique

• The only place in America named Plant City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 43,046.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Plant City

• Applebee's — american
• Fred's Market Restaurant — regional
• Johnson Barbeque — barbecue
• Nick's Pizzaria & Wings
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Sakura King
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Carrabas Italian Grill
• Chili's — tex-mex
• City Pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Plant City Photo Archives · Museum
• Art Lounge and Gallery · Art gallery
• Plant City Union Station Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plant City

• Ellis-Methvin Park reviews ★
• Mike E Sansone Community Park reviews ★
• Burchwood Park reviews ★
• Courier Field reviews ★
• Dort Street Tennis / Basketball Courts reviews ★
• Ellis Park reviews ★
• Gilchrist Park reviews ★
• McCall Park reviews ★
• Midtown Park reviews ★
• Roseland Park reviews ★
• Royal Hills Park reviews ★
• Snowden Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Plant City

• BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• CORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• KNIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL
• MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL
• PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL
• ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER
• SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL
• TRAPNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
• WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• South Florida Baptist Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Plant City

🏘️ Nearby Communities