Progress Village, Florida
Progress Village is a community of 10,450 people in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Why visit Progress Village
Townapedia lists 8 parks and trails, 4 places to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Xscape Riverview 14.
Weather in Progress Village
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Progress Village
Progress Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,188.
From the Wikipedia article Progress Village, Florida (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes4
Papa John's
Fast food · Pizza · 1.1 mi
9036 Progress Boulevard, Riverview
Mo-Th 10:00-23:59; Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00; Su 10:00-23:00
Churches and places of worship3
Progress Village Seventh-day Adventist Church
Church · Seventh Day Adventist · 0.7 mi
History
Progress Village was Tampa's first low-income housing suburb. It was planned as a neighborhood for low-income residents outside of the city limits.
Progress Village Middle Magnet School of the Arts and Jack Lamb Elementary School are on the southern edge of Progress Village.
From the History section of Progress Village, Florida on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries42
Healthcare1
Map of Progress Village
66 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Hillsborough County has had 30 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-10-11: Hurricane Milton (Hurricane)
- 2024-10-07: Hurricane Milton (Hurricane)
- 2024-09-28: Hurricane Helene (Hurricane)
- 2024-09-24: Tropical Storm Helene (Tropical Storm)
- 2024-08-10: Hurricane Debby (Tropical Storm)
- 2024-08-03: Tropical Storm Debby (Tropical Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Palm River-Clair Mel 3 mi north, about 5 min by car
- Gibsonton 4 mi south, about 7 min by car
- Riverview 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Brandon 5 mi northeast, about 8 min by car
- Bloomingdale 6 mi east, about 10 min by car
- East Lake-Orient Park 8 mi north, about 13 min by car
- Mango 8 mi northeast, about 13 min by car
- Tampa 9 mi northwest, about 14 min by car
- Apollo Beach 9 mi south, about 14 min by car
- Fish Hawk 9 mi east, about 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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