Dunedin, Florida

Dunedin, Florida
City
City of Dunedin
Downtown Dunedin
Seal
Motto:  "Dunedin on the Gulf"
Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°1′31″N 82°46′31″W / 28.02528°N 82.77528°W / 28.02528; -82.77528
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Pinellas
Settled (Jonesboro)	1850
Incorporated (Town of Dunedin)	1899
Incorporated (City of Dunedin)	1926
Government
• Type	Commission–Manager
• Mayor	Julie Ward Bujalski
• Vice Mayor	Maureen “Moe” Freaney
• Commissioners	John Tornga, Jeff Gow, and Robert “Rob” Walker
• Village Manager	Jennifer K. Bramley
• Village Clerk	Rebecca Schlichter
Area [1]
• Total	22.94 sq mi (59.42 km2)
• Land	10.41 sq mi (26.96 km2)
• Water	12.53 sq mi (32.46 km2)
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	36,068
• Estimate  (2023)[2]	35,930
• Density	3,465.08/sq mi (1,337.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	34697-34698
Area code	727
FIPS code	12-18575[3]
GNIS feature ID	0281860[4]
Website	www.dunedingov.com

Dunedin (/dəˈniːdɪn/) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The name comes from Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Dunedin is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metropolitan area and is the fifth largest city in Pinellas County. The population was 36,068 as of the 2020 census.

Dunedin is home to several beaches, including Dunedin Causeway, Honeymoon Island, and Caladesi Island State Park, which is consistently rated among the best beaches in the world.^[5] Dunedin is one of the few open waterfront communities from Sarasota to Cedar Key where buildings do not completely obscure the view of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico beyond^{[citation needed]}; a 1-mile (1.6 km) stretch of Edgewater Drive (also known as Alternate US 19) south of downtown offers views of St. Joseph Sound, Clearwater Beach, and Caladesi Island. Downtown Clearwater and Clearwater Beach are a 6-mile (10 km) drive south on Edgewater.