Local servicesHospitalBlake Medical Center2.5 miPost officePalma Sola Post Office1.2 miTown hallHolmes Beach City Hall3.7 miPoliceHolmes Beach Police Department3.7 miFire stationWest Manatee Fire and Rescue Station 11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 middleElementaryStewart Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleKing Middle School1.0 miElementaryPalma Sola Elementary School1.4 miCollegeState College of Florida Collegiate School6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSarasota Bradenton International Airport SRQ9.8 miInterstateI-2756.0 miUS highwayUS 41 Bus5.0 miAmtrakUnion Station TPA33 miCoachBradentonAmtrak Chartered Vehicle8.9 miTransit6 stops within a mileManatee County Area Transit (MCAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 34209 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 34209 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 53 min6:36 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 24 min7:16 am – 5:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People33,586 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.114,814 householdsMedian household income $80,829Median home value $357,300Median rent $1,847 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,542 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 14,084 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, professional and business services 12%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%Average commute 26 minutes74% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 6%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 73°F, lows 52°F49 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare85 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sarasota Bradenton Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Bradenton 5 Ese
Parks and public landsDe Soto National Memorialhistoric site · 1.3 miEmerson Point Preservestate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 231 acresPalma Sola Parkpark · 2.7 miG.T. Bray Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 139 acresMaderia Bickle Archaeological State Parkstate park · 5.6 miPassage Key National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighManatee County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025332 of 365 days measured33 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Manatee County monitors, FL
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterManatee County Utilities Deptserves 347,800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
