Town guide

Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, home to about 117,247 people across 26 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 33755, 33756, 33759, 33761, 33763, 33764, 33765 and 33767, and parts of 34695 are in Clearwater too.

Homes sold for a median of $252 per square foot across 8 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 8 were seller’s markets.

Population117,2474,496 per sq mi

Median home value$361,300Census, as estimated by owners

Price per sq ft$252Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

Sold over asking8%Median of 8 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Clearwater

9 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Clearwater, FL33755 Balanced $264/sq ft +0.4% vs. last year 5.8 months of supply · 6% sold over asking Competition 18/100

All in Clearwater

Clearwater, FL33756 Buyer’s market $277/sq ft +3.3% vs. last year 6.6 months of supply · 12% sold over asking Competition 18/100

Mostly Clearwater; also Largo and Belleair

Clearwater, FL33759 Balanced $247/sq ft −8.9% vs. last year 5.3 months of supply · 7% sold over asking Competition 21/100

Mostly Clearwater

Clearwater, FL33761 Balanced $235/sq ft +3.4% vs. last year 4.7 months of supply · 7% sold over asking Competition 22/100

Mostly Clearwater

Clearwater, FL33763 Balanced $162/sq ft −11.7% vs. last year 5.9 months of supply · 10% sold over asking Competition 15/100

Mostly Clearwater; also Greenbriar

Clearwater, FL33764 Buyer’s market $258/sq ft +3.3% vs. last year 6.5 months of supply · 15% sold over asking Competition 21/100

Mostly Clearwater; also Largo

Clearwater, FL33765 Seller’s market $241/sq ft −1.7% vs. last year 3.8 months of supply · 13% sold over asking Competition 33/100

Mostly Clearwater

Clearwater Beach, FL33767 Buyer’s market $544/sq ft +9.0% vs. last year 9.8 months of supply · 2% sold over asking Competition 4/100

All in Clearwater

Safety Harbor, FL34695 Seller’s market $316/sq ft +1.2% vs. last year 2.7 months of supply · 21% sold over asking Competition 53/100

Mostly Safety Harbor; part is in Clearwater

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Clearwater. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Clearwater at a glance

City · Pinellas County, FL

Population	117,2474,496 per square mile
Land area	26 square milesplus 9.8 of water
Median household income	$66,381average $100,043
Median home value	$361,300as estimated by owners
Median rent	$1,658/month
Homes lived in by owners	59%
Single-family houses	38% of homes
Median year built	1978
Average household	2.27 people
Median age	46.6
Average commute	23 minutes21% work from home
Adults with a degree	33%bachelor’s or higher

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the place; town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Clearwater

Distances

Nearest major airport	St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	St. Petersburg, FL16 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Houston, TX774 miles away

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

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

Who represents Clearwater

U.S. Representative · Florida’s 13th DistrictAnna Paulina Luna (R)
U.S. SenatorAshley Moody (R)
U.S. SenatorRick Scott (R)
GovernorRon DeSantis (R)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataBruce Rector

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

Clearwater had 117,292 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 22nd largest of 954 towns in Florida by population.

Pinellas County grew from 28,265 residents in 1920 to 959,107 in 2020.

Pinellas County, 1920–2020

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 53.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Petersburg Intl Ap, FL weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Pinellas County

425,004 jobs at 32,509 businesses in Pinellas County. The biggest industries by employees:

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

Health care

2,466 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Clearwater’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

Mease Dunedin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Dunedin3.1 miles
Morton Plant HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Clearwater3.6 miles
Mease Countryside HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Safety Harbor4.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	262
Specialist doctors	478
Dentists	185
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	634
Mental health providers	527
Physical and occupational therapists	219
Optometrists	38
Chiropractors	123
Pharmacies	76

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 Clearwater

Parks (67 nearby)

Eagle Lake Park · 155 acres3.2 mi
Lake Chautauqua Park · 71 acres2.8 mi
Moccasin Lake Nature Park · 51 acres1.7 mi
Cliff Stephens Park · 43 acres1.8 mi
Crest Lake Park · 39 acres1.5 mi
Kapok Park · 37 acres2.4 mi

Grocery stores (22 nearby)

Publix1.1 mi
ALDI1.2 mi
Walmart Neighborhood Market1.3 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.3 mi

Pharmacies (10 nearby)

CVS Pharmacy1.2 mi
Walgreens1.3 mi
CVS Pharmacy1.5 mi
Walgreens1.9 mi

Libraries (5 nearby)

East Community Library1.3 mi
East Branch Library1.4 mi
Clearwater North Greenwood Library2.3 mi
Dunedin Public Library2.6 mi
Clearwater Main Library3.0 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

The Collection On Palmetto Foundation0.3 mi
Clearwater Historical Society Museum and Cultural Center3.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (6 nearby)

Arts Auditorium1.3 mi
Council Ring2.7 mi
Francis Wilson Playhouse2.9 mi
Ruth Eckerd Hall3.0 mi
Bilheimer Capitol Theatre3.0 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1891.

Notable people born here

Sara Blakely (1971) · American businesswoman (1971-)
Robert Finke (1999) · American swimmer
Melanie Margalis (1991) · American college swimmer, international swimmer
Keith Thurman (1988) · American boxer
Ricky Carmichael (1979) · American motorcycle and stock car racing driver
Jacy Jayne (1996) · American professional wrestler
Polow da Don (1977) · American record producer and rapper
Polow da Don (1978) · American record producer and rapper

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Clearwater

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

Public schools (26)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Belcher Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	467	Public	3.4 mi
Belleair Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	455	Public	2.8 mi
Eisenhower Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	678	Public	2.1 mi
Frontier Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	542	Public	4.8 mi
Kings Highway Elementary Magnet SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	277	Public	1.6 mi
Leila Davis Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	636	Public	3.5 mi
Mcmullen-Booth Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	445	Public	2.8 mi
Paul B. Stephens Ese CenterClearwater	Pre-K–12	137	Special Education	2.5 mi
Plumb Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	704	Public	1.9 mi
Ponce De Leon Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	546	Public	3.5 mi
Sandy Lane Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	288	Public	1.8 mi
Skycrest Elementary SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–5	521	Public	0.9 mi
Athenian AcademyClearwater	K–8	377	Charter	1.8 mi
Calvin A. Hunsinger SchoolClearwater	K–12	101	Alternative Education	1.9 mi
Discovery Academy of ScienceClearwater	K–8	722	Charter	2.7 mi
Pinellas Academy of Math and ScienceLargo	K–8	817	Charter	3.3 mi
Plato Academy ClearwaterClearwater	K–8	616	Charter	0.2 mi
Chi Chi Rodriquez AcademyClearwater	4–8	90	Alternative Education	4.5 mi
Pinellas High InnovationClearwater	4–11	194	Alternative Education	2.0 mi
Clearwater Fundamental Middle SchoolClearwater	6–8	736	Public	0.8 mi
Oak Grove Middle SchoolClearwater	6–8	724	Public	2.1 mi
Pinellas TeleschoolClearwater	6–12	130	Alternative Education	15.3 mi
Clearwater High SchoolClearwater	9–12	1,543	Public	1.3 mi
Countryside High SchoolClearwater	9–12	1,396	Public	4.1 mi
Enterprise Charter High SchoolClearwater	9–12	387	Charter, Alternative Education	2.6 mi
Pinellas Gulf Coast AcademyClearwater	9–12	202	Alternative Education	0.7 mi

Private schools (22)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Clearwater Academy InternationalClearwater	Pre-K–12	284	Nonsectarian	2.6 mi
Delphi Academy of FloridaClearwater	Pre-K–12	239	Nonsectarian	0.8 mi
First Lutheran SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–8	57	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	2.6 mi
Northbay Christian AcademyClearwater	Pre-K–8	123	Christian (no specific denomination)	3.8 mi
Safety Harbor Montessori AcademyClearwater	Pre-K–8	116	Nonsectarian	4.0 mi
Skycrest Christian SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–8	553	Baptist	0.9 mi
St Cecelia Interparochial SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–8	398	Roman Catholic	2.0 mi
St Pauls SchoolClearwater	Pre-K–8	299	Episcopal	3.1 mi
Washburn AcademyClearwater	Pre-K–12	140	Nonsectarian	2.3 mi
Tampa Bay International SchoolClearwater	TK–6	33	Jewish	3.0 mi
American Collegiate AcademyClearwater	K–12	144	Nonsectarian	3.8 mi
Community Learning Center AcademyClearwater	K–8	89	Nonsectarian	2.6 mi
Countryside Christian AcademyClearwater	K–8	245	Christian (no specific denomination)	2.7 mi
Genesis Christian AcademyClearwater	K–12	24	Pentecostal	1.4 mi
Guardian Angels Catholic SchoolClearwater	K–8	191	Roman Catholic	3.3 mi
Iva Christian SchoolClearwater	K–12	108	Assembly of God	3.0 mi
Learning Independence for Tomorrow IncClearwater	K–12	170	Nonsectarian	2.0 mi
Next Level Nation AcademyClearwater	K–9	16	Christian (no specific denomination)	2.3 mi
Service Learning School Inc.Clearwater	K–12	34	Nonsectarian	1.9 mi
Woodlawn Community AcademyClearwater	K–12	132	Christian (no specific denomination)	7.6 mi
The Depaul School for DyslexiaClearwater	1–8	86	Nonsectarian	2.0 mi
Every Kids A GeniusClearwater	2–11	13	Nonsectarian	1.5 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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