West Tampa: homes, schools, parks and commute

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.

West Tampa is one of the City of Tampa’s nine urban villages: about 1,240 acres west of the Hillsborough River and north of Kennedy Boulevard. It is also a city community redevelopment area and overlay district. The city’s registry notes that West Tampa was first incorporated in 1895 and has a wealth of traditional housing and historic commercial buildings.

What this means for you

• High school: split between Plant High (42% of addresses, 2026 grade A), Jefferson High (40% of addresses, 2026 grade C) and Blake High (17% of addresses, 2026 grade C).
• Home value: $362,639 in ZIP code 33607 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate exit: I-275 exit 42 (Howard and Armenia avenues), about 0.2 mile by road.

Part of our Tampa neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The city’s registry lists four neighborhood associations inside the area: Old West Tampa (Columbus Drive south to Green Street, between Armenia Avenue and Rome Avenue), North Hyde Park, Bowman Heights and West Riverfront. Armenia Avenue, Howard Avenue, Columbus Drive and Main Street cross it, and I-275 runs through its middle. Hyde Park, with its own page, is across Kennedy Boulevard to the south.

The city’s address layer has 7,642 address points in the area: 60% in ZIP code 33607, 32% in ZIP code 33606 and 8% in 33609. Of those, 3,208 (42%) carry a unit number.

Schools

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

West Tampa is split among several zones at every level, so the zoned school depends on the street. 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 33607 was $362,639 in August 2026, up 0.1% from $362,140 in August 2025. Zillow’s figure for Tampa as a whole was $377,566, down 0.3%. In ZIP code 33606 it was $851,969, down 1.7%. 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. Both ZIP codes reach beyond West Tampa, so neither figure is West Tampa’s alone. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks map and parks pages:

• Vila Brothers Park, 700 N. Armenia Ave.: playground, dog park, pickleball and basketball courts.
• Capaz Park, 2700 W. Aileen St.: playground, basketball court and ball fields.
• Rey Park, 2301 N. Howard Ave.: playground and basketball court.
• Riverside Garden Park, 3001 N. Rome Ave.: fishing pier on the river.
• Fremont Linear Park, at Rome Avenue and Pine Street, and Salcines Park, 1705 N. Howard Ave.
• Macfarlane Park, 1700 N. MacDill Ave., Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, 1001 N. Boulevard, and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex, 2200 N. Oregon Ave., with a pool, are at its edges.
• West Tampa Branch Library, 2312 W. Union St.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• I-275: exit 42 (Howard and Armenia avenues), about 0.2 mile by road; exit 41B (Himes Avenue), about 1 mile; exit 41A (Dale Mabry Highway), about 1.2 miles.
• City Hall, 315 E. Kennedy Blvd.: about 2.5 miles by road.
• Tampa International Airport: about 5.9 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.
• Bus: HART’s August 2026 schedule data shows routes 14 (Armenia/Howard Avenue), 15 (Columbus Drive), 7 (West Tampa) and 10 (Cypress Street) stopping in West Tampa. See HART’s schedules page.

More in our getting around guide.

HOAs and neighborhood associations

The city’s registry lists North Hyde Park, Bowman Heights and West Riverfront as active neighborhood associations and Old West Tampa as reorganizing. None is listed as deed-restricted.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a CVS Pharmacy and Rollin’ Oats on North MacDill Avenue, Mercado Latino on North Fremont Avenue and Caciatore & Sons on West Leroy Street. A Walmart Neighborhood Market at 1601 W. Kennedy Blvd., a Publix at 1700 N. Boulevard and a Winn-Dixie at 4056 N. Armenia Ave. are just outside it.

How we drew this area

This page follows the West Tampa urban village boundary in the City of Tampa’s planning layers, with association boundaries and history 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 high school is West Tampa zoned for?

It is split for 2026-27: about 42% of address points are zoned for Plant High, 40% for Jefferson High and 17% for Blake High. Plant earned an A and Jefferson and Blake a C in Florida’s 2026 grades.

Is West Tampa a good place to live?

Here are the facts. West Tampa is a 1,240-acre urban village with six city parks and a branch library, about 0.2 mile from an I-275 exit. The typical home value in ZIP code 33607 was $362,639 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What ZIP code is West Tampa?

Mostly 33607 (60% of address points), with 33606 (32%) and 33609 (8%).

When was West Tampa founded?

The City of Tampa’s neighborhood registry says West Tampa was first incorporated in 1895.