Unincorporated Area – Municipal Services Taxing Unit (MSTU)

Pinellas County features both incorporated municipalities and unincorporated areas. Approximately 280,000 people (36 percent of the County) reside within unincorporated Pinellas County. These areas are not within one of the 24 municipalities. The unincorporated areas include communities from the Pasco County line to Tierra Verde. As an unincorporated resident, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners serves as your local government. A portion of the County budget (MSTU) is paid by residents of the unincorporated area and is devoted to providing municipal services, such as law enforcement and building permitting, that are over and above the services provided to the county as a whole.

Call the Pinellas County Information Line at (727) 464-3000 for assistance and to answer your questions regarding unincorporated area programs and services.

Follow the links below for detailed information about the MSTU budget:

• Unincorporated Area/MSTU FY16 Budget Overview

Map of the Unincorporated Areas:

• Entire County

Penny for Pinellas Projects in the Unincorporated Areas:

• Lealman area
• Palm Harbor & East Lake area
• Seminole area
• St. Petersburg area

Unincorporated Services:

• Click here to see if your property is Unincorporated Pinellas

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