<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> St. Petersburg , Florida </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> City of St. Petersburg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> St. Petersburg skyline in July 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Nickname ( s ) : `` St. Pete '' ; `` Florida 's Sunshine City '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Motto ( s ) : `` Always in Season '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> St. Petersburg , Florida Location in the United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Coordinates : 27 ° 46 ′ 23 '' N 82 ° 38 ′ 24 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.77306 ° N 82.64000 ° W ﻿ / 27.77306 ; - 82.64000 Coordinates : 27 ° 46 ′ 23 '' N 82 ° 38 ′ 24 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.77306 ° N 82.64000 ° W ﻿ / 27.77306 ; - 82.64000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Td> Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> County </Th> <Td> Pinellas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> 1888 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Incorporated </Th> <Td> February 29 , 1892 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Re-Incorporated as City </Th> <Td> June 6 , 1903 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Named for </Th> <Td> Saint Petersburg , Russia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Strong Mayor - Commission </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mayor </Th> <Td> Rick Kriseman ( D ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Area </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Td> 137.64 sq mi ( 356.50 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Land </Th> <Td> 61.75 sq mi ( 159.94 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water </Th> <Td> 75.89 sq mi ( 196.56 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> 44 ft ( 13.4 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Population ( 2010 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Td> 244,769 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Estimate ( 2016 ) </Th> <Td> 260,999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> 79th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 4,226.57 / sq mi ( 1,631.90 / km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Urban </Th> <Td> 2,441,770 ( 17th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Metro </Th> <Td> 2,870,569 ( 18th ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym ( s ) </Th> <Td> Burgian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Eastern ( EST ) ( UTC − 5 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer ( DST ) </Th> <Td> EDT ( UTC − 4 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ZIP codes </Th> <Td> 33701 , 33702 , 33703 , 33704 , 33705 , 33710 , 33712 - 33713 , 33715 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area code ( s ) </Th> <Td> 727 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FIPS code </Th> <Td> 12 - 63000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 290375 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.stpete.org </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what is the population of st petersburg fl
260,999