Myakka City, Florida


Myakka City is an unincorporated community in southeastern Manatee County, Florida, United States. It lies along State Road 70 near the city of Bradenton, the county seat of Manatee County. Its elevation is, and it is located at . Although Myakka is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 34251; the ZCTA for ZIP code 34251 had a population of 6,351 at the 2010 census. up from 4,239 in 2000.

History

A post office called Myakka City has been in operation since 1915. Myakka is a name believed to be derived from an unidentified Native American language from the same word used as the namesake for Miami.
Compiled in the late 1930s and first published in 1939, the Florida guide listed Myakka City's population as 125 and described it as:
map showing Myakka City within Manatee County.