Del Rio, Florida | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Florida#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Del Rio |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hillsborough |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 28.0139°N -82.4011°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 33617 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1867134 |
Del Rio is an unincorporated, urban community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It lies between Tampa and Temple Terrace, near the Hillsborough River.
The community is known as "The Fishbowl" to locals because many streets in the area are named for fish. Del Rio is included within the East Lake-Orient Park census-designated place.
Del Rio is bounded by Tampa to the west, the Hillsborough River to the north, U.S. Route 92 to the south, and 56th Street (SR 583) to the east.
Del Rio was a purpose-built community created in the 1950s and 1960s as one of the suburbs of Tampa. The community grew rapidly during the 1960s and 1970s. Its peak population according to the Census was 8,248 in 1990.[1]