Durant, Florida

Durant is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The community is located on County Road 676, 6.4 miles (10.3 km) east-southeast of Brandon. Durant has a post office with ZIP code 33530, which opened on August 27, 1902.^[2][3] Durant is home to Durant High School.

Durant, Florida
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 27°54′31″N 82°11′10″W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hillsborough
Elevation	43 ft (13 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33530
Area code	813
GNIS feature ID	281888[1]

History

In 1895, the Sarasota Subdivision rail line was built from Durant to Sarasota and later extended north to Turkey Creek. The line was in use until it was acquired by CSX in 1981. CSX continued to store cars on the track in Durant until 1986.^[4]

The Edward Medard Park and Reservoir is located just north of Durant.

An F1 tornado struck Durant on January 22, 1973.^[5]

References

1. "Durant". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. United States Postal Service (2015). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2015.
3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
4. "The Sarasota Subdivision". Retrieved September 29, 2017.
5. http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1973/1/22/map ^{[dead link]}