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33983 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 33983 covers Punta Gorda, Florida, with a population of about 18,230 and a median household income of $67,705.

Population
18,2301,714 per square mile
Median age
56.617.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,7056% below the Florida median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$304,671up 6.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,35713% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
22.5%12.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.8%14.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
176

Where 33983 is

Punta Gorda, 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

Population18,230
Median age56.6
Family households69.3%
Born outside the US11.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.2%
White (non-Hispanic)78.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino9.3%
Veterans9.2%
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$67,705
Income per person$39,496
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k5.7%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k8.3%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k12.5%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more5.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,510
Mean adjusted gross income$73,354
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.7%
Returns, under $25k27.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$324,100
Median gross rent$1,357
Rent as a share of household income31%
Owner-occupied79.8%
Vacant homes14.5%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house68.5%
Attached house6.1%
2 to 4 units7.5%
5 to 19 units10.5%
20 or more units6.6%
Mobile home0.7%
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$304,671as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 6.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59.9%
Typical asking rent$1,894as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$388,740$86,573

$86,573 in 2000 to $304,671 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,018$1,894

$1,910 in 2022 to $1,894 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home12.7%
Drives to work alone73.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.3%
Health

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

Obesity30.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.4% 12.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13% 3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.4% 8.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.7% 6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83% 6.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.9% 5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.5% 9.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.4% 3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments176
People employed1,535
Annual payroll$63,838,000
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 82.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.4 out of 100
Community resilience8 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.

Hurricane97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding86.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide48.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought26.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail18.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake9.9Very 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$67,705$71,711$78,538
Income per person$39,496$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$324,100$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,357$1,564$1,348
Homeownership79.8%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate8.6%4.8%5.2%
Works from home12.7%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US11.1%21.4%13.9%
Median age56.642.638.7
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 stationPUNTA GORDA CHARLOTTE CO AP, FL US10.3 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January75.3°F / 50.5°F2.32 in rain
February78.1°F / 53°F2.47 in rain
March81.3°F / 55.7°F2.28 in rain
April85.8°F / 60.5°F2.23 in rain
May90.1°F / 65.6°F3.26 in rain
June91.7°F / 71.8°F9.24 in rain
July92.5°F / 74.1°F8.06 in rain
August92.5°F / 74.5°F9.11 in rain
September90.7°F / 73.4°F6.87 in rain
October87.4°F / 66.9°F3.02 in rain
November81.7°F / 58.8°F2.12 in rain
December77.6°F / 54.1°F1.99 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 supermarket96% 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%.

Charlotte 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

33951 Punta Gorda, FL5.1 km away
34269 Arcadia, FL7.3 km away
33982 Punta Gorda, FL7.6 km away
33952 Port Charlotte, FL8.2 km away
33949 Port Charlotte, FL8.3 km away
33980 Punta Gorda, FL9.1 km away
33954 Port Charlotte, FL9.5 km away
33950 Punta Gorda, FL10.9 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.

Charlotte County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.63 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq mi
Population density1,714 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude27.0074, -82.0163

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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