The Channel District is a 199-acre urban village east of downtown Tampa in ZIP code 33602; 97% of its address points are apartment or condo units.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of Tampa’s planning layers, neighborhood registry, address points and parks map, Hillsborough County Public Schools’ 2026-27 school zones, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research), HART schedule data and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The Channel District is one of the City of Tampa’s nine urban villages: about 199 acres between downtown and the port, along the Garrison Channel. It is also one of the city’s community redevelopment areas. Its homes are almost all apartments and condos in multiunit buildings, and the streetcar runs along Channelside Drive.

What this means for you

  • High school: Blake High for every address in the area. It earned a C in Florida’s 2026 school grades.
  • Home value: $519,094 in ZIP code 33602 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest interstate exit: I-275 exit 45A (Downtown East-West), about 1.3 miles by road.

Part of our Tampa neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The city’s registry gives the Channel District neighborhood association’s boundaries as the Crosstown (Selmon) Expressway on the north, Channelside Drive on the south and east, and Meridian Avenue on the west. Twiggs Street, Washington Street, Kennedy Boulevard and 12th Street cross it. Downtown, with its own page, is across Meridian Avenue, and Ybor City, also with a page, is north of the expressway.

All 4,077 of the area’s address points in the city’s address layer are in ZIP code 33602. Of those, 3,940 (97%) carry a unit number.

Schools

From Hillsborough County Public Schools’ 2026-27 attendance zones, matched against every address point in the area:

Level Zoned school Share of addresses Florida 2026 grade
Elementary B.T. Washington Elementary, 1407 Estelle St. 100% B
Middle Stewart Middle Magnet, 1125 W. Spruce St. 100% B
High Blake High, 1701 N. Boulevard 100% C

All but one of the area’s 4,077 address points are zoned for the same three schools. Each school name links to its state report card. Zones can change, and an area split between zones is split by street, so check an exact address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 33602 was $519,094 in August 2026, down 4.4% from $543,169 in August 2025. Zillow’s figure for Tampa as a whole was $377,566, down 0.3%. The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family houses and condos together, not a sale price. ZIP code 33602 also covers downtown, Harbour Island and part of Tampa Heights, so the figure is not the Channel District’s alone. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks map and parks pages:

  • Washington Street Park, 118 N. 12th St.: dog park, shade shelters and outdoor fitness equipment.
  • Madison Street Park, 1224 E. Madison St.: playground, dog park and pickleball courts.
  • Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park, 601 Old Water St., and the Tampa Riverwalk are just west of the district. See our Riverwalk guide.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • I-275: exit 45A (Downtown East-West), about 1.3 miles by road; exit 44 (Downtown), about 1.6 miles; exit 46A (Floribraska Avenue), about 2 miles.
  • I-4: exit 1 (21st and 22nd streets), about 2 miles.
  • City Hall, 315 E. Kennedy Blvd.: about 1.1 miles by road.
  • Tampa International Airport: about 8.6 miles by road.
  • These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine from the middle of the area to where each ramp meets its cross street, not drive times. Exit numbers and names are from OpenStreetMap.
  • Streetcar and bus: the free TECO Line Streetcar has four stops in the district, linking it to downtown and Ybor City, and HART route 8 (Progress Village/Brandon) stops here, according to HART’s August 2026 schedule data. See HART’s schedules page.

More in our getting around guide.

HOAs and neighborhood associations

The city’s registry lists the Channel District neighborhood association as active. It does not list the condo associations of individual buildings.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a Publix at 1105 Twiggs St., Duckweed Urban Grocery at 117 N. 12th St. and a CVS Pharmacy at 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd. in the district, and another Publix at 555 Channelside Drive, just across Meridian Avenue downtown.

How we drew this area

This page follows the Channel District urban village boundary in the City of Tampa’s planning layers, with association boundaries from the city’s neighborhood registry. School shares count the city’s address points on Oct. 10, 2026, inside each 2026-27 zone; an address point can be a house, an apartment or condo unit or a business. Store locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools serve the Channel District in Tampa?

All but one address point is zoned for B.T. Washington Elementary, Stewart Middle Magnet and Blake High for 2026-27. Blake earned a C and the other two a B in Florida’s 2026 grades.

Is the Channel District a good place to live?

Here are the facts. It is a 199-acre urban village where 97% of the address points are apartment or condo units, with two city parks, a Publix and four streetcar stops. The typical home value in ZIP code 33602 was $519,094 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What ZIP code is the Channel District in?

33602.

Does the streetcar stop in the Channel District?

Yes. HART’s schedule data shows four TECO Line Streetcar stops in the district, on the line between downtown and Ybor City.