St. Petersburg (Florida)
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St. Petersburg statistic
| Coordinates | 27°46′23″N 82°38′24″W |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Pinellas |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Incorporated | February 29, 1892 |
| Re-Incorporated as City | June 6, 1903 |
| Named for | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Elevation | 44 ft (13.4 m) |
| Demonym(s) | St. Petersburger, St. Peteian, Burgian, Saint Petersburgite |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| ZIP Codes | 33701, 33702, 33703, 33704, 33705, 33710, 33712-33713, 33715 |
| Area code(s) | 727 |
| FIPS code | 12-63000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 290375 |
| Website | www.stpete.org |
| Government (Type) | Strong Mayor-Commission |
| Government (Mayor) | Ken Welch (D) |
| Government (City) | 135.49 sq mi (350.93 km2) |
| Government (Land) | 61.87 sq mi (160.24 km2) |
| Government (Water) | 73.63 sq mi (190.69 km2) |
| Area (City) | 135.49 sq mi (350.93 km2) |
| Area (Land) | 61.87 sq mi (160.24 km2) |
| Area (Water) | 73.63 sq mi (190.69 km2) |
| Population (2020) (City) | 258,308 |
| Population (2020) (Rank) | 79th |
| Population (2020) (Density) | 4,175.08/sq mi (1,612.01/km2) |
| Population (2020) (Urban) | 2,441,770 (17th) |
| Population (2020) (Metro) | 2,870,569 (18th) |
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St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the largest in the state that is not a county seat (the city of Clearwater is the seat of Pinellas County). Along with Clearwater, these cities are part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, the second-largest in Florida with a population of around 2.8 million. St. Petersburg is on the Pinellaspeninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, and is connected to mainland Florida to the north.