Local servicesHospitalLakewood Ranch Medical Center2.5 miPost officeLakewood Ranch Post Office3.3 miTown hallSarasota City Hall8.8 miPoliceManatee County Sheriff's Office - Mounted Patrol3.4 miFire stationEast Manatee Fire Rescue Station 6under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleBraden River Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryBraden River Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighLakewood Ranch High School1.1 miCollegeLECOM School of Dental Medicine2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSarasota Bradenton International Airport SRQ7.5 miInterstateI-751.3 miUS highwayUS 3016.2 miAmtrakUnion Station TPA36 miCoachSarasota Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle6.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 34260 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 53 min6:35 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 25 min7:15 am – 5:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 72°F, lows 52°F56 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare116 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bradenton 5 Ese station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksLECOM School of Dental Medicinecollege · 2.0 miKeiser University Sarasota Campuscollege · 3.0 miWard Lakelake · 2.9 miLake Ibislake · 5.9 miBay Pointcape · 9.6 miPoint Pleasantcape · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBraden River Nature Parkpark · under a mileLakewood Ranch Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 148 acresLake Manatee State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 549 acresJudah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation Historic State Parkstate historic site · 8.7 miMyakka River State Parkstate park · 13.1 mi · 37,198 acresMaderia Bickle Archaeological State Parkstate park · 13.4 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
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 in the county
Elevation33 ft10 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
