Tarpon Springs Evacuation Zones, Shelters

Find your evacuation zone and make a plan now. Determining your evacuation zone, nearest shelters and hotels only takes a couple of minutes with the resources from the Pinellas County Emergency Management team and website.

Know Your Zone

Pinellas County has five evacuation zones: 

• A (Red) - Potential surge is 4 to 8 feet.
• B (Orange) - Potential surge is 8 to 14 feet.
• C (Yellow) - Potential surge is 14 to 19 feet.
• D (Green) - Potential surge is 19 to 26 feet.
• E (Purple) - Potential surge is 26 to 29 feet.

To find out what evacuation zone you live in, enter your address on the Pinellas County Emergency Management website. Print the results if you can. It may even be wise to email the results to family or friends living nearby or out of state. This may help if you lose or misplace the list during an evacuation.

If you are unable to look up your zone online, call the Pinellas County's automated system at 727-453-3150 and type in your home phone number, or call the Pinellas County Emergency Management Department at 727-464-3800 and speak with someone over the phone between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Emergency Shelters

There are 32 shelters in Pinellas County. Not all of them are special needs or pet friendly. Check out the complete list on the Pinellas County Emergency Management's website to plan ahead if you need a specialized shelter.

The closest shelters in and around Tarpon Springs include:

• General: Tarpon Springs Middle School, 501 N. Florida Ave., Tarpon Springs
• General: Brooker Creek Elementary School, 3130 Forelock Road, Tarpon Springs
• General: East Lake High School, 1300 Silver Eagle Dr., Tarpon Springs
• Pet Friendly/Special Needs: Dunedin Highland Middle School, 70 Patricia Ave., Dunedin
• Pet Friendly/Special Needs: Oak Grove Middle School, 1370 S. Belcher Rd., Clearwater

Evacuation Route

We have attached the evacuation route provided by the Pinellas County Emergency Management Department to print. The evacution routes are highlighted in red.

All of the information has been provided by the Pinellas County Emergency Management Department. For more information, download and print the 2012 Hurricane Guide.

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