Punta Gorda Map
Punta Gorda (of the Spanish Fat Point) is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 16,762. It is the county seat of Charlotte County and the only incorporated municipality in the county. Punta Gorda is the principal city of the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and of Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda Combined Statistical Area, which was first defined by OMB bulletin 07-01, released in December 2006.
Punta Gorda was the scene of massive destruction after Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 hurricane, came through the city on August 13, 2004. Charley was the strongest tropical system to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and the first hurricane since Hurricane Donna in 1960 to make a direct hit on Florida's southwest coast.
Punta Gorda occupies a point where the Peace River meets Charlotte Harbor.
Nearby cities include North Port, Bokeelia, Englewood, Pineland, Port Charlotte.
In Punta Gorda
John Ski's House of Breakfast & Lunch Four Points by Sheraton Punta Gorda Harborside Direct Air Allegiant Air Babcock Ranch Eco Tours Mean Jeanne’s Riverside Restaurant Gettel Hyundai of Charlotte County Dunkin' Bayfront Health Punta Gorda Jiffy Lube ATM Tasty Wok Jeff Masters Electric CVS Pharmacy DJ's CarWash Enterprise Rent-A-Car Steve's Auto Shoppe The Yoga Sanctuary Advanced Orthopedic Center Papa Johns Pizza Copperfish Books Dream Salon & Spa Dun-Rite Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Illusions Salon & Spa Problem Solved Pest Control Framing By Fred Kings Roadhouse Smuggler's Restaurants & Raw Bar Budget Car Rental Slice 82 Gregg's Automotive Repair Center Obee's Sub Shop Unfiltered Punta Gorda Pinch A Penny Pool Patio Spa Foot and Ankle Centers of Charlotte County Dragonfly Gallery Gene Gorman Tire & Auto Repair Triton Stone Group Cellular Sales-Verizon Authorized Retailer Famiy Medical Walk-In Clinic Hertz Rent A Car Sunshine Ace Hardware Certain Services, Inc Peachland Dental Landmark Realty Medina Dental Arby's Babcock Ranch AA Temperature Services Bank of America Financial Center Sun Guard Window Tinting Animal Medical Clinic Dollar Rent A Car