Manasota Key, Florida

About Manasota Key

Set in the southern part of Florida, Manasota Key is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Manasota Key is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.06 square miles.

📰 Manasota Key News Today

• Hurricane Isaias causes flooding on Manasota Key, impacting homes and roads Gulf Coast News and Weather · Oct 10
• Manasota Key Road closed after flooding ABC7 WWSB · Oct 9
• Manasota Key Road north of Blind Pass Beach is closed amidst coastal flooding WINK News · Oct 9
• Coastal flooding closes Manasota Key Road in Sarasota County FOX 13 Tampa Bay · Oct 9
• Flooding closes Manasota Key Road yoursun.com · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Florida headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Manasota Key Unique

• The only place in America named Manasota Key — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Manasota Key

• Lock ‘N Key Restaurant — american
• Sandbar Tiki & Grille — american
• Denny's — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Manasota Key

• Ainger Creek Park reviews ★
• Cedar Point Environmental Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Englewood Beach reviews ★
• Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Manasota Key

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