Pasco County
Statistics
Founded: 1887
Population: 424,355 (2006 est.)
Area: 868 sq. miles
Named after Samuel Pasco, Speaker of the Florida House and U.S. Senator in 1887.
Comprised of six municipalities
Dade City (the County seat)
New Port Richey
Port Richey
Saint Leo
San Antonio
Zephyrhills
Pasco County is on the list of 100 fastest growing counties in the nation.
Unincorporated places include
Anclote
Ariel
Aripeka
Bayonet Point
Beacon Square
Blanton
Clinton Heights
Crystal Springs
Dade City North
Darby
Denham
Ehren
Elfers
Fort Dade
Gowers Corners
Holiday
Hudson
Jasmine Estates
Jessamine
Lacoochee
Land O'Lakes
Odessa
Pasco
Richland
St. Joseph
Slaughter
South New Port Richey
Trilby
Wesley Chapel
Government Links
Pasco County Website
Pasco County Property Appraiser
Pasco County Tax Collector
Pasco County is the 53rd fastest growing county in the nation and 6th fastest growing in Florida with population having increased from 344,768 residents in 2000 to 450,171 in 2006, which represents a growth rate of over 30% (source: US Census Bureau). There are numerous real estate developments underway in booming Wesley Chapel and Land O Lakes, including new residential communities and shopping malls such as the new Wiregrass Mall in Wesley Chapel, that will keep attracting new residents in the future.
The advantages of living in Pasco County: new, modern infrastructure, schools, shopping centers, affordability, relatively low tax rates and high rate of growth. The main disadvantage is higher property insurance rates that are due to sink hole issues (mainly on the west side of the County) and insurance fraud associated with sink hole claims.
The counties adjacent to Pasco County are Hillsborough on the south, Polk and Sumter on the east, and Hernando on the north. Pasco County zip codes – see map above.