Sun City, Florida

Unincorporated community in Florida, United States

27°40′42″N 82°28′43″W / 27.67833°N 82.47861°W / 27.67833; -82.47861CountryUnited StatesStateFloridaCountyHillsboroughElevation

26 ft (8 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

33586

Area code813GNIS feature ID291813^[1]

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 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

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