Local servicesHospitalAdventHealth Port Charlotte8.4 miPost officePunta Gorda Post Office3.9 miTown hallPunta Gorda City Hall3.9 miPoliceCharlotte County Sheriff's Office1.4 miFire stationCharlotte County Fire / EMS Station 71.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPunta Gorda Airport PGD1.4 miMajor airportSouthwest Florida International Airport RSW30 miInterstateI-75under a mileUS highwayUS 172.9 miAmtrakSebring, FL SBG54 miCoachPort Charlotte Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle8.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33938 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 33938 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 50 min6:34 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 27 min7:12 am – 5:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 77°F, lows 53°F54 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare136 days above 90°F, 1 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Punta Gorda 4 Ese station
Parks and public landsCarmalita Parkrecreation area · 2.0 mi · 71 acresFred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 67,375 acresSouth County Regional Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 90 acresYucca Pens Unitstate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 15,044 acresIsland Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.4 miCaloosahatchee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.6 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 HighCharlotte County, FL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighLightning Very HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured86 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lee County, FL, 23 mi away
Drinking waterCharlotte County Utilitiesserves 173,820 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation20 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
