Town guide

Carrollwood, Florida

Carrollwood is a community in Hillsborough County, Florida, home to about 36,725 people across 9.2 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 33618 and 33624.

Homes sold for a median of $244 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population36,7253,983 per sq mi
Median home value$384,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$244Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Carrollwood

2 ZIP codes

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Around Carrollwood

Distances

Nearest major airportTampa International Airport (TPA)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tampa, FL8 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Houston, TX787 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Carrollwood; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Carrollwood

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Carrollwood had 34,352 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2010.

It’s the 117th largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Hillsborough County grew from 36,013 residents in 1900 to 1,459,762 in 2020.

Carrollwood population by census2010: 33,365, 2020: 34,35233,365201034,3522020

Hillsborough County, 1900–2020

Hillsborough County population, 1900 to 20201900: 36,013, 1910: 78,374, 1920: 88,257, 1930: 153,519, 1940: 180,148, 1950: 249,894, 1960: 397,788, 1970: 490,265, 1980: 646,960, 1990: 834,054, 2000: 998,948, 2010: 1,229,226, 2020: 1,459,76236K’00’1088K’20’30180K’40’50398K’60’70647K’80’90999K’00’101.5M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 53°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CarrollwoodJan: high 71°F, low 53°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 74°F, low 56°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 78°F, low 59°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 83°F, low 65°F, 2.6 in; May: high 88°F, low 71°F, 2.6 in; Jun: high 91°F, low 75°F, 7.4 in; Jul: high 91°F, low 77°F, 7.8 in; Aug: high 91°F, low 77°F, 9 in; Sep: high 90°F, low 75°F, 6.1 in; Oct: high 86°F, low 69°F, 2.3 in; Nov: high 79°F, low 61°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 74°F, low 56°F, 2.6 in71°53°Jan2.774°56°Feb2.678°59°Mar2.583°65°Apr2.688°71°May2.691°75°Jun7.491°77°Jul7.891°77°Aug9.090°75°Sep6.186°69°Oct2.379°61°Nov1.474°56°Dec2.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tampa Intl Ap, FL weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Hillsborough County

697,689 jobs at 42,977 businesses in Hillsborough County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hillsborough CountyHealth care and social assistance: 98,756 jobs; Finance and insurance: 79,086 jobs; Professional services: 77,914 jobs; Retail trade: 77,369 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 62,557 jobs; Administrative and support: 60,335 jobs; Construction: 48,880 jobs; Wholesale trade: 34,186 jobsHealth care and social assistance 14% Finance and insurance 11% Professional services 11% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Administrative and support 9% Construction 7% Wholesale trade 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

896 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Carrollwood’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • AdventHealth CarrollwoodGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tampa4.4 miles
  • Tampa Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Tampa5.0 miles
  • Adventhealth TampaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Tampa5.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors76
Specialist doctors77
Dentists108
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants182
Mental health providers268
Physical and occupational therapists107
Optometrists33
Chiropractors45
Pharmacies25

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Carrollwood

Parks (15 nearby)

  • Carrollwood Villiage Park · 35 acres1.1 mi
  • Carrollwood Cultural Center Park · 17 acres0.9 mi
  • Northdale Park · 12 acres1.1 mi
  • Country Lake Park · 10 acres1.9 mi
  • Carollwood Community Park · 10 acres1.7 mi
  • Beacon Meadows Park · 5 acres2.0 mi

Grocery stores (8 nearby)

  • Publix0.7 mi
  • Sprouts Farmers Market0.7 mi
  • Publix0.7 mi
  • The Fresh Market0.8 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.1 mi
  • Walgreens1.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library1.1 mi

Museums

  • Freedom Pavilion4.3 mi
  • Science Discovery Center5.0 mi
  • University Of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum;Contemporary Art Museum5.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Manatee Encounter Ampitheatre5.0 mi
  • Manatee Encounter Ampitheatre5.0 mi
  • Conservation Theatre5.0 mi
  • Zoo Ventures Theatre5.0 mi
  • Theatre II Building5.7 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Carrollwood

Public schools here are run by Hillsborough. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cannella Elementary SchoolTampaPre-K–5617Public2.7 mi
Carrollwood K-8 SchoolTampaPre-K–8861Public1.8 mi
Claywell Elementary SchoolTampaPre-K–5574Public1.7 mi
Essrig Elementary SchoolTampaPre-K–5608Public2.2 mi
Dorothy Thomas CenterTampaK–1235Special Education0.9 mi
Hill Middle SchoolTampa6–8820Public1.8 mi
Gaither High SchoolTampa9–122,040Public1.6 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Corbett Preparatory School of IdsTampaPre-K–8480Nonsectarian1.5 mi
Early Steps Montessori AcademyTampaPre-K–533Nonsectarian3.0 mi
Hebrew Academy of TampaTampaPre-K–840Jewish1.8 mi
Lake Magdalene Christian SchoolTampaPre-K–K17Methodist1.3 mi
Missionary Christian SchoolTampaPre-K–12144Assembly of God3.0 mi
Northdale Christian AcademyTampaPre-K–888Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod1.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Northdale and Lake Magdalene.

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