Fish Hawk, Florida

Fishhawk, Florida
Fish Hawk
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°51′10″N 82°12′31″W / 27.85278°N 82.20861°W / 27.85278; -82.20861
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyHillsborough
Government
  TypeCDD
Area
  Total
16.38 sq mi (42.43 km2)
  Land16.21 sq mi (42.00 km2)
  Water0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
Elevation
62 ft (19 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
24,625
  Density1,518.66/sq mi (586.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
33547
Area code813
FIPS code12-22387
GNIS feature ID2402482

Fish Hawk (or FishHawk) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Tampa, and includes a portion of the community of Lithia. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 24,625. The place name is derived from Little Fishhawk Creek, a tributary of the Alafia River that joins the Alafia just west of Lithia Springs.