Postal Codes

33493 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 33493 covers South Bay, Florida, with a population of about 5,070 and a median household income of $52,404.

Population
5,07021 per square mile
Median age
38.8about the US average
Median household income
$52,40427% below the Florida median
Poverty rate
31.3%18.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$225,661up 33.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,06732% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
8.3%26.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
61.6%3.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
44

Where 33493 is

South Bay, Florida — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,070
Median age38.8
Family households77.6%
Born outside the US18.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.2%
White (non-Hispanic)11.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)62.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino21.4%
Veterans4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$52,404
Income per person$11,489
Poverty rate31.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance44.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k11.2%
$20–25k12.3%
$25–30k6.8%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k11.8%
$60–75k11.7%
$75–100k7.9%
$100–125k10.7%
$125–150k1.8%
$150–200k3.2%
$200k or more4.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,450
Mean adjusted gross income$33,874
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k46.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$121,100
Median gross rent$1,067
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied61.6%
Vacant homes9.5%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house63.5%
2 to 4 units16.2%
5 to 19 units4.2%
20 or more units1.8%
Mobile home14.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$225,661as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 116.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$225,661$71,017

$106,087 in 2004 to $225,661 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%
High school diploma or higher57.8%
Works from home5.1%
Drives to work alone66.9%
Takes public transport5.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more38.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.6% 9.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health32.2% 11.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)26.8% 15.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.5% 7.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.8% 11.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.1% 6.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.6% 12.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist36.6% 24.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability12.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.2% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours48.4% 12 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost32.5% 19.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments44
People employed1,136
Annual payroll$68,793,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 99% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss98.8 out of 100
Community resilience22 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought99.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado51.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake5.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Florida and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPFloridaUnited States
Median household income$52,404$71,711$78,538
Income per person$11,489$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate31.3%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$121,100$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,067$1,564$1,348
Homeownership61.6%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate8%4.8%5.2%
Works from home5.1%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US18.2%21.4%13.9%
Median age38.842.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBELLE GLADE, FL US6.5 km away
Rain in a year55 in

Average high and low by month

January75.9°F / 51.8°F2.27 in rain
February78.7°F / 53.1°F1.9 in rain
March81.7°F / 56.9°F3.03 in rain
April86°F / 60.5°F2.14 in rain
May89.2°F / 65.9°F4.55 in rain
June91.1°F / 70.7°F9.49 in rain
July92.3°F / 72.4°F7.01 in rain
August92.3°F / 72.7°F8.63 in rain
September90.8°F / 72°F7.29 in rain
October87.3°F / 67.3°F4.26 in rain
November81.4°F / 60.1°F2.55 in rain
December77.9°F / 55.6°F2.1 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket91% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Palm Beach County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

33430 Belle Glade, FL6.1 km away
33459 Lake Harbor, FL8.7 km away
33476 Pahokee, FL17.4 km away
33440 Clewiston, FL22.3 km away
33438 Canal Point, FL23.1 km away
33470 Loxahatchee, FL45.8 km away
33414 Wellington, FL48.7 km away
33421 Royal Palm Beach, FL49.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Palm Beach County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area244.23 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude26.6701, -80.7312

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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