Port Charlotte, Florida

Port Charlotte, Florida
Port Charlotte, Florida
Census-designated place
	Location in Charlotte County and the state of Florida
	Coordinates: 26°59′25″N 82°6′21″W / 26.99028°N 82.10583°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Charlotte
Area
• Census-designated place	32.34 sq mi (83.76 km2)
• Land	28.48 sq mi (73.76 km2)
• Water	3.86 sq mi (9.99 km2)
Elevation	7 ft (2 m)
Population (2020)
• Census-designated place	60,625
• Density	2,128.69/sq mi (821.88/km2)
• Urban (Port Charlotte–North Port, FL)	199,998 (US: 194th)
• Urban density	1,484.8/sq mi (573.3/km2)
• Metro (Punta Gorda, FL MSA)	194,843 (US: 229th)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	33900-33999
Area code	941
FIPS code	12-58350
GNIS feature ID	0289233

Port Charlotte is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The population was 60,625 at the 2020 census, up from 54,392 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area.

Port Charlotte was named to the "10 Best Places to Retire", in the United States for the year 2012 by U.S. News & World Report.^[5]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "The 10 Best Places to Retire in 2012". Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2012.