ZONE 8 · 5-DAY GROUND · THE SUNSHINE CITY

768 sunny days. Zero cloudy invoices.

St. Pete's old newspaper was free any day the sun didn't shine. Same energy here: Zone 8 is the far end of the map, but one honest coast-to-coast lane covers all 3.2 million people around Tampa Bay in five days — volume rates, hurricane season handled, and not a cloud on the invoice.

260K
residents in Zone 8
5 days
coast-to-coast ground
768
record straight sunny days
FRONT PAGE · SUNSHINE EDITION
№ 90723-PIE
PRINTED: PARAMOUNT, CA
DELIVERED: DAILY
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THE SCOOP
Order lands before 2 PM PT — picked and packed same day in Paramount.
02
THE PRESS RUN
Weighed, cushioned, and sealed — proofread twice before it leaves the floor.
03
THE PAPER ROUTE
I-10 east, coast to coast — one ground lane to the Sunshine Skyway.
04
THE FRONT PORCH
Landed on the doorstep in Pinellas County, rain or shine.
SUNSHINE GUARANTEED · NO FINE PRINT BELOW THE FOLD
THE SUNSHINE CITY

The paper was free when the sun didn't shine

St. Pete reinvented itself from a sleepy retirement town into Florida's most distinct creative city — and kept the deepest active-adult buyer base in America while doing it. Two markets, one 5-day lane.

THE WELLNESS BEAT

America's deepest active-adult market

Pinellas County carries one of the highest 65+ shares in the country — steady, reorder-heavy demand for supplements, joint health, mobility products, and skincare. We pick, pack, and label for that buyer, and our supplement clients see some of their strongest repeat rates from Pinellas ZIPs.

THE ARTS DISTRICT

The creative-class second act

The Dalí Museum, the Chihuly Collection, and 30+ independent breweries turned a retirement town into Florida's most distinct creative city. We fulfill premium apparel, glassware, and merch for the brands riding that wave — brewery merch and gift packs handled, regulated alcohol shipping excluded.

FBA ROUTING

Florida FCs, prepped in-house

FBA inventory routes to the Tampa Bay and central Florida facilities. FNSKU labeling, polybagging, and split-shipment routing handled at our dock — consolidated outbound from LA cuts the split-shipment chaos for Florida sellers.

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THE FORECAST PAGE

Tampa Bay demand runs on a calendar you can set a watch to. We stage inventory ahead of every season — including the one nobody roots for.

SPRING TRAINING · FEB–MARSNOWBIRD SEASON · NOV–APRHURRICANE WATCH · JUN–NOVQ4 PEAK · NOV–DEC
THE CLASSIFIEDS

Three columns, no buried corrections

COLUMN 01

One lane, the whole bay

The same 5-day ground lane that reaches Pinellas covers Tampa, Clearwater, Bradenton, and Sarasota — 3.2 million people in one carrier sweep down the I-275 corridor. One rate card, no regional surcharges.

COLUMN 02

The hurricane buffer

Pinellas took direct hits in 2024. Tampa Bay brands keep primary inventory with us in California specifically so a named storm never closes their warehouse — we monitor carrier alerts and flag paused ZIPs before your customers ask.

COLUMN 03

Beach last-mile, handled

St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island, and Gulfport ride the standard UPS/FedEx last mile. For high-value goods we recommend signature-required service — seasonal rentals and porch piracy are a real Gulf Coast pairing.

3.2M
Tampa Bay metro in one lane
5 Days
Ground from Paramount, CA
99.9%
On-time ship rate
$0
Hidden surcharges
COVERAGE

Every porch on the paper route

Five-day ground to every Pinellas peninsula ZIP — from the waterfront craftsman blocks of the Old Northeast to the sand at St. Pete Beach.

Downtown St. PeteOld NortheastKenwoodSnell IsleGrand Central DistrictSt. Pete BeachGulfportTyrone / West St. Pete

St. Petersburg Fulfillment FAQs

Transit times, hurricane strategy, wellness fulfillment, and Tampa Bay FBA routing — answered straight.

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