THE PALM RIVER-CLAIR MEL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southwestern Florida Flatwoods setting.
Palm River-Clair Mel CDP has 11.4 square miles of land in Hillsborough County. Its Census reference point is in Southwestern Florida Flatwoods, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Palm River-Clair Mel and Hillsborough County
Palm River-Clair Mel is associated with Hillsborough County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Palm River-Clair Mel by land and water
The Census records 0.25 square miles of water within Palm River-Clair Mel, or 2.2% of its total area. It is 20.8 percentage points lower than the 23% recorded for Hillsborough County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Palm River-Clair Mel CDP has 3.8 times the land area of nearby Progress Village CDP (3.03 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.