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Port Charlotte score: 40/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Port Charlotte safe? United States travel risk

Is Port Charlotte safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026

Port Charlotte scores 40/100 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.

Port Charlotte scores 40/100 (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 Port Charlotte: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

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

A score of 40 is higher than 41% of the cities we score.

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

Local Geographic Profile

Positioned at 26.9918° N, 82.1140° W in Florida, Port Charlotte features an altitude of 1 m. The settlement is located 1,406.8 km NNE from Washington.

Region
Florida
Coordinates
26.9918° N, 82.1140° W
Elevation
1 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
64,971
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Cape Coral (40.4 km SSE).

Emergency & Transport Infrastructure

Aviation Hub Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) 14.6 km ESE
Hospital Care Fawcett Memorial Hospital 1.6 km ESE
Police Station Charlotte County Sheriff's Office - Mid County 1.7 km ESE
Railway Terminal Colonial Station 50.6 km SSE

Surrounding Localities in United States

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — — — — — — 1 — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Port Charlotte happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

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Nearby Destinations with Scored Guides

Cape Coral 56
40.4 km SSE
Lehigh Acres 15
63.3 km SE
Bonita Springs 15
77.9 km SSE
Sun City Center 15
83.9 km NNW
Riverview 15
94.2 km NNW
Valrico 15
103.8 km N

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Sources: SimpleMaps, GeoNames, OSM contributors, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Data desk · Sources · Editorial Policy