On the FunFacts pages, you'll find interesting items of note about the St. Petersburg area, currency exchange, our beautiful weather informtion and links to area government agencies.

 

We hope you enjoy St. Petersburg as much as we do. Come and play with us and maybe you'll stay, too!

Did You Know?

St. Petersburg holds the Guiness World Record for most consecutive days of sunshine (768)?

St. Petersburg has the largest city marina in the United States.

St. Petersburg has 234 miles of waterfront property.

St. Petersburg and Pinellas County anchor central Florida's high-tech corridor.

The St. Petersburg area is among the nation's top six employment centers of high-tech professionals.

St. Petersburg and Pinellas County rank number two in the number of manufacturing employees in Florida.

St. Petersburg has a state-designed Enterprise Zone where businesses receive state corporate income tax, sales tax and property tax credit.

St. Petersburg's business market has attracted 20 corporate relocations and 9,000 jobs since 1995. The downtown has attracted a public/private investment over $900-million since 1982.

St. Petersburg is shares one of Florida's top public universities, has world-renowned medical facilities and a world class marine science research complex.

St. Petersburg has the largest reclaimed water system in the U.S.

The City of St. Petersburg and Takamatsu, Japan have been "Sister Cities" since 1961 and participate in cultural exchange programs.