Venice

Also known as Venice, Florida, Venice, FL

city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Sarasota
Settled: Horse and Chaise – c. 1870s Venice – 1888
Incorporated: Town – July 1, 1926 City – May 9, 1927
Named after: Venice, Italy
Type: Council–manager
City: 17.78 sq mi (46.05 km )
Land: 16.13 sq mi (41.77 km )
Water: 1.65 sq mi (4.28 km )
Elevation: 13 ft (4.0 m)
Density: 1,578.7/sq mi (609.54/km )
Metro: 833,716 ( US: 71st )
Metro density: 542/sq mi (209/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip codes: 34275, 34284–34287, 34290–34293
Fips code: 12–73900

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Venice
Population: 25463
Area: 43.069697
Elevation: 3
Official website: www.venicegov.com
Image: Venice fl.jpg
Households: 12521
Dialing code: 941

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Commons category: Venice, Florida
P8168: Hermogenes
water as percent of area: 8.1879
per capita income: 60284
postal code: 34285

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Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The city includes what locals call "Venice Island", a portion of the mainland that is accessed via bridges over the artificially created Intracoastal Waterway. The city is located in Southwest Florida. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 25,463, up from 20,748 at the 2010 Census. Venice is part of the Sarasota metropolitan area.

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