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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Florida, U.S.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
'''Placida''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Charlotte County, Florida]], United States. It is located near where [[County Road 771 (Charlotte County, Florida)|County Road 771]] becomes [[County Road 775 (Charlotte County, Florida)|County Road 775]], and the [[Coral Creek, Florida|Coral Creek]] meets [[Gasparilla Sound]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fuery|first=Mike|date=1973-04-04|title=Placida Residents Afraid Of Losing Post Office|pages=9|work=[[Fort Myers News-Press]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83530941/placida-residents-afraid-of-losing-post/|access-date=2021-08-16|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Fuery|first=Mike|date=1973-04-08|title=Placida Fights Urbanization At The Post Office|pages=27|work=[[Fort Myers News-Press]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83530971/placida-fights-urbanization-at-the-post/|access-date=2021-08-16|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

Placida is part of the [[Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda, FL CSA|Sarasota-Bradenton-Punta Gorda Combined Statistical Area]]. The ZIP Code for Placida is 33946.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/33946|title=Placida ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Placida is located at {{coord|26.83194|-82.265|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}} (26.83194, -82.265).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Placida has an elevation of 3 feet.

==Residents==
*[[Danny Nix Jr.]], member of the [[Florida House of Representatives]]<ref>https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4921&LegislativeTermId=91</ref>
==References==
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{{Charlotte County, Florida}}


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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Charlotte County, Florida]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida]]
[[Category:Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida]]


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