Leto is an unincorporated community in northwestern Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County, Florida

As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Along with Egypt Lake, it is a part of the census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) of Egypt Lake-Leto

Egypt Lake-Leto, Florida

Egypt Lake-Leto is a census-designated place and an unincorporated census area in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 35,282 at the 2010 census. The area is located just north of Tampa International Airport.-Geography:...

. It was a separate CDP from 1970 to 1990. The population as of the 1990 census was 10,347.

Geography

Leto is located at 28 degrees north

28th parallel north

The 28th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 28 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean....

, 82.5 degrees west (28.011, -82.517); or about 5 miles NW of Tampa

Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....

. The elevation

Elevation

The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....

 for the community is 45 feet above sea level

Sea level

Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...

.

Leto boundaries include Tampa International Airport

Tampa International Airport

Tampa International Airport is a major public airport located six nautical miles west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority...

 to the south, Egypt Lake to the east, Carrollwood

Greater Carrollwood, Florida

Greater Carrollwood is a census-designated place and an unincorporated census area located in northwestern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 33,519 at the 2000 census. The census area includes the separate communities of Carrollwood and Carrollwood Village.- ZIP code...

 to the north, and Town 'n' Country

Town 'n' Country, Florida

Town 'n' Country is a census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 78,442 at the 2010 census.Within Town 'n' Country are located Bay Crest Park, Countryway, Rocky Creek, Sweetwater Creek.-History:...

 to the west.

Major surface roads in Leto

Some of the major surface roads serving the community include:

• Dale Mabry Highway
  Dale Mabry Highway
  Dale Mabry Highway is a north–south road in Tampa, Florida. The majority of its length consists of three lanes each direction plus a central turn-lane and often includes a right-turn lane. It begins at the MacDill Air Force Base entrance in South Tampa and ends by merging with US 41 just...
  
  
• Waters Avenue
• Lambright Street

Education

The community of Leto is served by Hillsborough County Schools

Hillsborough County Public Schools

Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida is a school district headquartered in Tampa, Florida. It is more commonly referred to as the School District of Hillsborough County, or SDHC....

. Leto High School is located within the community.

External links

• Leto profile from Hometown Locator