Local servicesHospitalWest Boca Medical Center3.0 miPost officeWest Boca Postal Store Post Office3.2 miTown hallParkland City Hall6.1 miPolicePalm Beach County Sheriff's Office District 71.3 miFire stationPalm Beach County Fire Rescue Station 541.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 elementary, 1 middleElementarySunrise Park Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleEagles Landing Middle Schoolunder a mileElementarySandpiper Shores Elementary School1.9 miCollegeLynn University5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPresident Donald J. Trump International Airport DJT21 miInterstateI-956.5 miUS highwayUS 4414.8 miAmtrakDeerfield Beach, FL DFB8.1 miRailBoca Raton StationTri-Rail7.5 miCoachBoca Raton Trirail StationGreyhound7.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33499 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 48 min6:28 am – 8:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 29 min7:04 am – 5:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 74°FColdest month January: highs 75°F, lows 56°F64 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 0 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Loxahatchee Nwr station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Lakelake · 4.4 miLynn Universitycollege · 5.9 miEverglades University - Boca Ratoncollege · 7.0 miParadise Lakelake · 6.6 miMarsh Trailtrailhead · 7.0 miArthur R. Marshall Trailtrailhead · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPinewoods Parkpark · 1.1 miVeterans Memorial Parkpark · 3.5 miParkland Greenwaystate recreation area · 5.5 miArthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.5 mi · 3,829 acresYamato Scrub Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 217 acresSouth Florida National Cemeteryhistoric site · 12.4 mi · 313 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighPalm Beach County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured86 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Palm Beach County monitors, FL
Drinking waterBoca Raton Wtpserves 130,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation15 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
