Wimauma is in southeast Hillsborough County along State Road 674, east of Sun City Center. Once mostly farmland, it has become one of the county’s newest residential areas. It’s unincorporated and about 31 miles from our Seminole shop.
Book a visit in Wimauma
Tell us what you need and where you are. A licensed electrician will call or text you back to set a time. For an emergency, call (727) 476-7079, 24/7.
Keywest Lights & Electric is a licensed electrical contractor (EC13014717), woman-owned and family-run, working since 2010 from 6248 Seminole Blvd, Seminole FL 33772.
Book a visit: (727) 476-7079, or use the online request form. We answer 7 AM–5 PM and offer weekend appointments.
Almost all new construction
Few places we serve are newer. The median home in Wimauma was built in 2016, and nearly 80% of all housing was built in 2010 or later (Census ACS 2020–2024). The population is about 15,300 on 25 square miles of land, and about 85% of homes are owner-occupied. Most calls are from new owners adding equipment builders don’t include.
Wimauma at a glance (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates):
- Residents: about 15,266
- Median year built: 2016
- Built before 1980: 5.5%
- Built 2010 or later: 79.8%
- Owner-occupied: 85.3%
- Single-family detached: 87.4%
New subdivisions
About 87% of homes in Wimauma are single-family detached, and about 80% were built since 2010 (ACS 2020–2024). About 85% are owner-occupied. Owners want EV chargers, generators, surge protection and permanent lighting.
Wimauma’s manufactured homes
Mobile and manufactured homes make up about 7.3% of Wimauma’s housing. The equipment that fails most often is outdoors: pedestals and meter bases that have taken years of sun and rain, and feeders whose connections have loosened. If your lights flicker or a breaker keeps tripping, have the pedestal and the feeder checked before replacing anything inside.
New Wimauma homes, first upgrades
With roughly 79.8% of the housing in Wimauma dating from 2010 or later, many owners call us within a few years of closing. The most common requests are an EV circuit in the garage, a surge protector at the panel and a generator connection before storm season. We keep that work tidy and permitted and label every new breaker.
What builders leave out
Builders in new subdivisions usually install a panel sized for the house as delivered: no car charger circuit, no generator inlet, no surge device, and outlets that may not be where you need them. Those are the add-ons we install most in Wimauma. Since most of these homes are only a few years old, the work is clean and predictable. We check the panel’s spare spaces and the load before recommending anything.
Wimauma in hurricane season
Look up your evacuation zone by address on the Hillsborough County evacuation lookup before June 1. Around 95% of homes rely on electric heat (Census B25040), so backup power planning starts with the fridge, fans, a medical device and maybe one AC unit. See generator installation. About 7% of homes are mobile or manufactured, and Florida’s Know Your Zone, Know Your Home guidance treats those homes as among the most likely to be evacuated in a storm, whatever the zone. The Census Gazetteer measures Wimauma at roughly 25.0 square miles of land plus 0.25 of water. Wet panels and outlets need inspection before they’re energized again (flood guide).
Wimauma jobs we schedule
Popular projects in Wimauma:
- EV charger installation
- Generator inlets and standby generators
- SPAN smart panels
- Whole-house surge protection
- Recessed and exterior lighting upgrades
Eave lighting on new builds
New Wimauma homes come with clean soffits and fascia that make permanent lighting straightforward. We mount the track under the eaves and along the gable rakes beneath the overhang, including garage gables up and down. The controller plugs into an existing garage outlet, and larger homes get extra power units connected to it, up to four total.
New-home installs: new soffits and fascia make mounting straightforward. We plan power for the size of the house and set up the app with you.
Some neighbors call it permanent holiday lighting, others soffit lighting. It is one system for every season. Our JellyFish Lighting guide explains the system, permanent lighting compares the options, and JellyFish in Hillsborough County covers the county. Want to see it on your house first? Ask for a free design preview.
Fitting in a far-south trip
Wimauma is near the edge of our range, so we schedule visits in blocks and confirm dates ahead. We don’t provide emergency service here.
Every job carries a 2-year workmanship warranty, extended to 5 years for Member Care Plan members. JellyFish hardware has a 5-year parts warranty, and Acorn Finance offers financing subject to credit approval.
Close by and also covered
Wimauma: long drives and rural lots
Census survey estimates put the average Wimauma commute at about 37.8 minutes (ACS table B08013). About 3.6% of homes heat with utility gas or propane (ACS table B25040), and almost none of the housing is in buildings with ten or more units (ACS table B25024).
Larger lots often mean longer runs to a detached garage or well pump, which we size for voltage drop.
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Wimauma questions
Does a brand-new home need surge protection? Many owners add it. New homes are full of electronics, and a whole-house device at the panel adds protection that plug-in strips don’t.
Can you add a generator connection to a new home? Yes. We install an inlet with an interlock or a transfer switch, with the permit.
Will installing permanent lights affect my builder warranty? The track mounts to the fascia and soffit, not the roof. Check your builder’s warranty terms. We can walk you through exactly where we fasten.
Can we install permanent lights in our first year? Yes. Many owners install them before their first holiday season.
Are Wimauma homes mostly older or newer? Median 2016, and about 80% of homes date from 2010 or later, per the Census.
Do Wimauma renters call you? Yes. About 15% of homes here are renter-occupied (Census ACS). Tenants can call for urgent problems; upgrades need the owner’s approval.
Can you help with a mobile home in Wimauma? Yes. About 7% of homes here are mobile or manufactured (Census ACS). We work on their panels and meter pedestals and check community rules first.
Planning electrical or lighting work in Wimauma? Call (727) 476-7079.