Sun City is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 41, 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Ruskin. Sun City has a post office with ZIP code 33586.[2][3]

Sun City, Florida
Sun City is located in Florida
Sun City
Sun City
Sun City is located in the United States
Sun City
Sun City
Coordinates: 27°40′42″N 82°28′43″W / 27.67833°N 82.47861°W / 27.67833; -82.47861
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyHillsborough
Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
33586
Area code813
GNIS feature ID291813[1]

Sun City was built in 1925 and originally promoted as "Florida's Moving Picture City", with streets named after notable film actors (ex. Blythe, Chaplin, Petrova) and a $300,000 movie studio. However, the housing bubble burst, and the studio was demolished in 1932.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sun City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2015). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Sun City - Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.