Cheval is a census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.

[5] It is bordered to the east by the Lutz, to the south by Northdale, to the west by Keystone, and to the north by Pasco County.

Florida State Road 597 (Dale Mabry Highway) forms part of the CDP eastern border, and State Road 589 (Suncoast Parkway) forms part of the western border.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 7,602 people, 3,407 households, and 2,047 families residing in the community.

32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.