Official Name: | Deep Creek, Florida |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Charlotte |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 26.9903°N -82.1058°W |
Elevation M: | 1 |
Elevation Ft: | 3 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 33983 |
Area Code: | 941 |
Deep Creek is a deed restricted unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. It lies 5.5miles East of Port Charlotte. The community is part of the Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda Combined Statistical Area. Deep Creek is served by utilities of both Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte.[1] Deep Creek's mail is processed at the Punta Gorda post office, but telephone numbers in the area are registered as Port Charlotte.[2] [3]
Public K-12 education is provided by Charlotte County Public Schools[4] Traditionally, elementary school students in the area attended Deep Creek Elementary School,[5] middle school students attended Punta Gorda Middle School,[6] and high school students attended Charlotte High School,[7] but some families opt to send their children to charter schools or other traditional schools through school choice.[8]