East Lake score: 35/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is East Lake safe? United States travel risk

Is East Lake safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

East Lake scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

East Lake scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to East Lake: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Situated in Florida at 28.1206° N, 82.6868° W (elevation 4 m), East Lake lies 1,308.6 km NNE of Washington. Time zone: America/New_York.

Region
Florida

Coordinates
28.1206° N, 82.6868° W

Elevation
4 m

Time Zone
America/New_York

Population
33,019

Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Clearwater (17.4 km SSW).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Tampa International Airport (TPA) 22.1 km SE

Hospital Care AdventHealth North Pinellas 7.0 km W

Police Station Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Community Substation Northwest 7.9 km SSE

Railway Terminal Stanleyville 27.3 km ESE

Adjacent Localities in United States

Elfers · 11.0 km NNW Citrus Park · 13.3 km ESE Dunedin · 13.8 km SW Cheval · 16.8 km E Clearwater · 17.4 km SSW

Climate by Month

Hottest: June (31 °C avg high); Wettest: July (171 mm).

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	21°	21°	24°	27°	30°	31°	31°	31°	30°	28°	25°	22°
Low °C	12°	13°	15°	18°	21°	24°	25°	25°	24°	21°	16°	13°
Rain mm	65	64	76	60	58	154	171	164	134	54	36	54

Normals: Tampa (27.6 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Town 'n' Country 17

16.3 km SE

Clearwater 50

17.4 km SSW

Tampa 62

27.6 km ESE

St. Petersburg 55

36.5 km S

Spring Hill 15

42.8 km NNE

Brandon 15

43.1 km ESE

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