Editing Zephyrhills, Florida

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Zephyrhills, Florida
| official_name      = City of Zephyrhills
| nickname           = "Z-hills"
| settlement_type    = [[City (Florida)|City]]
| motto              = "Jump Right In"
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]]
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| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Melonie Monson
| leader_title1      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1       = Billy Poe
| leader_title2      = [[City Clerk]]
| leader_name2       = Ricardo Quinones
| established_title  = [[Settler colonialism|Settled]]
| established_date   = April 18, 1888
| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (town)]]
| established_date2  = 1910
| established_title3 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (city)]]
| established_date3  = 1914
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{Cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt |access-date=December 2, 2021 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318014648/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt |url-status=live }}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 24.88
| area_land_km2      = 24.74
| area_water_km2     = 0.14
| area_total_sq_mi   = 9.61
| area_land_sq_mi    = 9.55
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.05
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 17194
| population_density_km2 = 694.91
| population_density_sq_mi = 1799.85
| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| coordinates        = {{coord|28|14|14|N|82|10|46|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m        = 29
| elevation_ft       = 95
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 33539–33544<br>
33599 (original code)
| area_code          = [[Area code 813|813]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 12-79225<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/ |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |archive-date=December 27, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| blank1_info        = 0293620<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2007 |title=US Board on Geographic Names |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |archive-date=February 2, 2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202034200/http://geonames.usgs.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/}}
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2021
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2021CenPop">{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2021 |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=April 20, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711040810/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| population_est     = 18154
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'''Zephyrhills''' is a city in [[Pasco County, Florida]], United States. The population was counted at 17,194 in the 2020 census.<ref name="Census Quick Facts">{{Cite web |title=Census.gov Quick Facts Zephyrhills city, Florida |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/zephyrhillscityflorida/PST045221 |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=Census.gov |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518074502/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/zephyrhillscityflorida/PST045221 |url-status=live }}</ref> The city is the headquarters of the [[Zephyrhills (water)|Zephyrhills]] bottled water company. The current mayor is Melonie Monson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Spina and Monson take election victories - Zephyrhills Free Press |url=https://zephyrhillsfreepress.org/news/spina-and-monson-take-election-victories/dave_walters_zfp/3447/04/11/2023/ |access-date=April 18, 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418123033/https://zephyrhillsfreepress.org/news/spina-and-monson-take-election-victories/dave_walters_zfp/3447/04/11/2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
Zephyrhills began as the town of Abbott on April 18, 1888, and consisted of 280.74 acres. It was briefly renamed Hegman from 1890 to 1892 until its name was reverted back to Abbott.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Pasco County, Florida |url=https://www.fivay.org/pasco1.html |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Fivay.org |archive-date=May 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529202719/http://fivay.org/pasco1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A voting district was established in 1893 followed by a post office in 1896. In 1909, Captain Howard B. Jeffries, a [[American Civil War|Civil War Union veteran]] from Pennsylvania, purchased 35,000 acres and created the Zephyrhills Colony Company with a plan to create a community for Civil War veterans.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blackstone |first=Lillian |date=March 23, 1952 |title=Into Center of State |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H6xaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xk8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5126%2C1819266 |access-date=November 1, 2015 |work=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |page=19 |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203082546/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H6xaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xk8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5126%2C1819266 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1910 the town voted to change its name to Zephyrhills; it was incorporated in 1914.<ref name="Historic">{{Cite web |title=Historic Tour &#124; Zephyrhills, FL |url=http://www.ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/321/Historic-Home-Tour |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Ci.Zephyrhills.fl.us |publisher=City of Zephyrhills |archive-date=April 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411033449/http://www.ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/321/Historic-Home-Tour |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1941, one resident reported that Zephyrhills had a [[sundown town]] policy forbidding [[Black people]] from living within the city limits.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 23, 1941 |title=Down in Florida |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29073746/ |work=Marengo Republican-News |location=[[Marengo, Illinois]] |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |quote='Believe it or not, we have 'black-outs' here. Negroes are not allowed to live in the city. They must live either in the country or on the R.-R. right-of-way.' |access-date=March 3, 2019 |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912060721/https://www.newspapers.com/article/marengo-beaconrepublican-news/29073746/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
The city created a historic district in 1999; in 2001 the Zephyrhills Historic District was nominated for and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name=Historic/> A Founders Day celebration is held annually in March.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Founder's Day Parade - Zephyrhills |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/FL/200002872.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417234551/https://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/FL/200002872.html |archive-date=2010-04-17 |website=[[American Folklife Center]] |publisher=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Zephyrhills is known for its rolling topography, hence the name.

=== Climate ===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and warm, generally dry winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Zephyrhills has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zephyrhills, Florida Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=27537&cityname=Zephyrhills,+Florida,+United+States+of+America&units= |website=Weatherbase |access-date=September 19, 2017 |archive-date=March 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331194442/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=27537&cityname=Zephyrhills%2C%20Florida%2C%20United%20States%20of%20America&units= |url-status=live }}</ref>

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|location = Zephyrhills, Florida
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|Jan high F = 72.1
|Feb high F = 74.7
|Mar high F = 78.4
|Apr high F = 83.0
|May high F = 88.6
|Jun high F = 90.8
|Jul high F = 91.3
|Aug high F = 91.4
|Sep high F = 89.5
|Oct high F = 84.9
|Nov high F = 78.9
|Dec high F = 73.6
|Jan record high F = 87
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 94
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 99
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 92
|Dec record high F = 88
|year record high F = 103
|year high F = 83.1
|Jan low F = 49.3
|Feb low F = 52.0
|Mar low F = 55.6
|Apr low F = 59.6
|May low F = 65.9
|Jun low F = 71.4
|Jul low F = 72.9
|Aug low F = 73.1
|Sep low F = 71.6
|Oct low F = 65.2
|Nov low F = 57.8
|Dec low F = 51.9
|Jan record low F = 18
|Feb record low F = 16
|Mar record low F = 24
|Apr record low F = 38
|May record low F = 46
|Jun record low F = 54
|Jul record low F = 64
|Aug record low F = 62
|Sep record low F = 53
|Oct record low F = 39
|Nov record low F = 27
|Dec record low F = 18
|year record low F = 16
|year low F = 62.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.20
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.12
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.69
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.22
|May precipitation inch = 3.60
|Jun precipitation inch = 7.39
|Jul precipitation inch = 7.43
|Aug precipitation inch = 7.79
|Sep precipitation inch = 6.65
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.66
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.50
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.78
|year precipitation inch = 53.03
|source 1 =<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zipcode 33542 |url=https://plantmaps.com/33542 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=www.plantmaps.com |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306074726/https://plantmaps.com/33542 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|source 2= <ref>{{Cite web |title=Zephyrhills, Florida Climate |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/zip-code/florida/zephyrhills/33542 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=www.bestplaces.net |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306074727/https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/zip-code/florida/zephyrhills/33542 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 577
|1930= 748
|1940= 1252
|1950= 1826
|1960= 2887
|1970= 3369
|1980= 5742
|1990= 8220
|2000= 10833
|2010= 13288
|2020= 17194
|estyear= 2022
|estimate= 19285
|estref=<ref name="Census Quick Facts" />
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=April 20, 2023 |publisher=Census.gov |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Zephyrhills racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Zephyrhills city, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Zephyrhills+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912060823/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=Zephyrhills+city;+Florida+ |url-status=live }}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Zephyrhills city, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Zephyrhills+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912060722/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Zephyrhills+city;+Florida+ |url-status=live }}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|10,936
|11,655
|82.30%
|67.79%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|578
|1,326
|4.35%
|7.71%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|22
|41
|0.17%
|0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|185
|300
|1.39%
|1.74%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|3
|13
|0.02%
|0.08%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|12
|73
|0.09%
|0.42%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|166
|735
|1.25%
|4.27%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,386
|3,051
|10.43%
|17.74%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''13,288'''
|'''17,194'''
|
|
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 17,194 people, 7,178 households, and 4,174 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Zephyrhills city, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Zephyrhills+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912060723/https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Zephyrhills+city;+Florida+ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Of the total population in 2020, 4.4% were under 5 years old, 18.1% were under 18 years old, and 35.7% were 65 years and over. 54.9% of the population were female. There were 1,548 veterans living in the city and 8.0% were foreign born persons.

In 2020, 89.8% of households had a computer and 81.6% of households had a broadband internet subscription.

In 2020, 18.1% of the population under the age of 65 lived with a disability and 20.1% of that same population did not have health insurance.

In 2020, the median household income was $36,799 and the [[per capita income]] was $21,848. 17.8% of the population lived below the [[poverty threshold]].

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 13,288 people, 5,977 households, and 3,643 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Zephyrhills city, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Zephyrhills+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 26, 2023 |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912060725/https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2010.S1101?q=Zephyrhills+city;+Florida+ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Sites of Interest==

=== Libraries ===
[[File:Capt. Howard B. Jeffries House, in Zephyrhills, Florida front view.jpg|thumb|Capt. Howard B. Jeffries House]]
[[File:Zephyrhills Downtown Hist Dist Church1.jpg|thumb|right|First Methodist Church in the downtown historic district]]

==== Zephyrhills Public Library ====
The Zephyrhills Public Library was founded in 1912. The library is a part of the [[Pasco County Library Cooperative]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zephyrhills Public Library |url=https://www.pascolibraries.org/about/locations-and-hours/zephyrhills-public-library/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=www.pascolibraries.org}}</ref> A new library was built in 2014 just north of the old library.

=== Museums ===

==== Zephyrhills Depot Museum ====
[[File:Zephyrhills Depot Museum pano01.jpg|thumb|Front of the Zephyrhills Depot Museum]]
The Zephyrhills Depot Museum originated with the 1989 purchase of the 1927 Atlantic Coast Line Depot from CSX Railroad by the City of Zephyrhills. The original depot was relocated {{convert|200|ft|m}} west of its original location. Restoration of the {{convert|2700|sqft|m2}} building began in 1997 with a Grant from the State Department of Transportation. The Historical Preservation Committee and the Zephyrhills Historical Association worked together to complete the restoration. The Zephyrhills Depot Museum opened on October 20, 1998.
[[File:FL Zephyrhills Museum of Military History01.jpg|thumb|Front of the Zephyrhills Museum of Military History]]

==== Zephyrhills Museum of Military History ====
''Main article: [[Zephyrhills Museum of Military History]]''

The Zephyrhills Museum of Military history is a renovated infirmary that was used in [[World War II]] at the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barracks Museum {{!}} Zephyrhills, FL |url=https://www.ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/289/Barracks-Museum |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=www.ci.zephyrhills.fl.us}}</ref> The airport was used for training before they were sent to fight in the war. After World War II, the airport was donated to the city of Zephyrhills. The infirmary is the only surviving building from the war.

==Infrastructure==
===Transport===
====Major roads====
{{See also|List of county roads in Pasco County, Florida}}
*{{Jct|state=FL|US|301|name1=''Fort King Highway/Gall Boulevard''}} is the main road through Zephyrhills running north and south through the city.
*{{Jct|state=FL|FL|39|name1=''Paul S. Buchman Highway/Gall Boulevard''}} runs northwest and southeast from [[Plant City, Florida|Plant City]] into US 301 in Zephyrhills, and joins US 301 as a "hidden state road".
*{{Jct|state=FL|CR|41|name1=''Fort King Highway/Fort King Road''}}  is an extension of SR 41, which is a hidden state road along US 301 from the Hillsborough County Line.
*{{Jct|state=FL|FL|54|name1=''Fifth Avenue''}} is the main east–west road that runs through southern Pasco County, from [[U.S. Route 19 in Florida|US 19]] near Holiday to US 301 in Zephyrhills. A County extension (CR 54/Eiland Boulevard) from the intersection of SR 54 and CR 579 to [[U.S. Route 98 in Florida|U.S. Route 98]] in Branchborough also exists, and a western extension to CR 577 in [[Wesley Chapel, Florida|Wesley Chapel]] is planned for construction.
*{{Jct|state=FL|FL|56|name1=''State Road 56''}} is a 2002-built road between [[State Road 54 (Florida)|SR 54]] and runs to US 301 south of Zephyrhills.
* [[File:Pasco County Road 579 FL.svg|25px]] [[County Road 579 (Pasco County, Florida)|County Road 579]] (Morris Bridge Road/Eiland Boulevard/Handcart Road) is a bi-county extension of [[Florida State Road 579|State Road 579]] that runs from northern [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]], through the western edge of the city, to west of [[Dade City, Florida|Dade City]]. County Road 54 overlaps CR 579 north of SR 54 until it branches off to the east.
* [[File:Pasco County Road 535 FL.svg|25px]] [[County Road 535 (Pasco County, Florida)|County Road 535]] (Chancey Road/Old Lakeland Highway) runs along the southern and eastern edge of the city and north into [[County Road 35 Alternate (Pasco County, Florida)|County Road 35 Alternate]] in Vitis.

====Public transportation====
Zephyrhills is served by [[Pasco County Public Transportation]] on routes #30, #33, and #54.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.pascocountyfl.net/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1859 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724064627/http://www.pascocountyfl.net/DocumentCenter/Home/View/1859 |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=November 26, 2013}}</ref>

====Airport====
The city is served by [[Zephyrhills Municipal Airport]]. It was also once served by the 1927-built Zephyrhills Depot on the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad|Atlantic Coast Line]], which is now the '''Zephyrhills Depot Museum''' at a city park near the airport. More than 70,000 skydives are performed annually on the airport at Skydive City, Inc., the largest woman-owned drop zone in the world, founded in 1990 by Joannie Murphy and Susan Perkins Stark.

==== Railroads ====
[[CSX Transportation|CSX Transportation's]] Wildwood Subdivision goes through the eastern parts of Zephyrhills.<ref>{{Cite book |title=JACKSONVILLE DIVISION TIMETABLE NO. 4 |publisher=CSX Transportation |year=2005 |pages=179–183}}</ref>

===Public safety===
The Zephyrhills Police Department consists of about 35 officers that cover the [[Incorporated town|incorporated]] City of Zephyrhills.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chief of Police {{!}} Zephyrhills, FL |url=http://ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/299/Chief-of-Police |access-date=February 28, 2020 |website=ci.zephyrhills.fl.us |publisher=City of Zephyrhills |archive-date=February 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228031212/http://ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/299/Chief-of-Police |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Police Department {{!}} Zephyrhills, FL |url=http://ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/295/Police-Department |access-date=February 28, 2020 |publisher=City of Zephyrhills |archive-date=February 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228031213/http://ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/295/Police-Department |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Zephyrhills Police Department |url=http://ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/Chief1227.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810162030/http://www.ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/Chief1227.asp |archive-date=August 10, 2010 |access-date=July 31, 2010 |publisher=City of Zephyrhills}}</ref> In September 2020, [[Pasco County Fire Rescue]] took over all fire and rescue service responsibilities for the City of Zephyrhills.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Behrendt |first=Barbara |date=May 5, 2020 |title=Pasco County Agrees to Take Over Fire and Rescue Services for Zephyrhills |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/pasco/2020/05/05/pasco-county-agrees-to-take-over-fire-and-rescue-services-for-zephyrhills/ |access-date=March 17, 2024 |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316053519/https://www.tampabay.com/news/pasco/2020/05/05/pasco-county-agrees-to-take-over-fire-and-rescue-services-for-zephyrhills/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Domonic Brown]], baseball player
* [[Dave Eiland]], former [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher
* [[Bobby Geudert]], soccer player (died in Zephyrhills)
* [[Prince Iaukea]], pro wrestler (born Michael Hayner)
* [[Ramiele Malubay]], ''[[American Idol]]'' finalist (attended [[Zephyrhills High School]] until 2002)
* [[Jessica Meuse]], ''American Idol'' finalist, briefly lived in Zephyrhills
* [[Tracy Negoshian]], fashion designer
* [[Stephen Perry (writer)|Stephen Perry]], writer for the animated series ''[[ThunderCats]]'' and ''[[SilverHawks]]''
* [[Ryan Pickett]], defensive tackle for the [[Green Bay Packers]], graduated from [[Zephyrhills High School]] in 1998 
* [[Buzzie Reutimann]], race car driver
* [[David Reutimann]], NASCAR [[Sprint Cup Series]] driver
* [[Carl Tanzler]] (aka Carl von Cosel), person who stole and preserved the corpse of Elena Milagro Hoyos

==See also==
* [[List of sundown towns in the United States]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite book |last=Harrison, Benjamin |url=https://archive.org/details/undyinglove00benh_0 |title=Undying Love - The Shocking True Story of a Passion That Defied Death |publisher=St. Martin's |year=1997 |isbn=0-312-97802-2 |url-access=registration}}
* {{Cite book |last=Trottman, Rosemary W. |title=The History of Zephyrhills, 1821-1921 |publisher=Vantage Press |year=1978 |isbn=0-533-02882-5}}
* {{Cite book |last=Wise, Madonna Jervis |title=Tapestry-Zephyrhills: An Anthology of Its History Through Education |publisher=BookSurge Publishing |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-4196-9640-4}}
* {{Cite book |last=Wise, Madonna Jervis |title=Zephyrhills (Images of America) |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7385-6676-4}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Zephyrhills}}
{{Commons category|Zephyrhills, Florida}}
* [http://www.ci.zephyrhills.fl.us/ City of Zephyrhills official website]
* [http://www.fivay.org/zephyrhills.html History of Zephyrhills]

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