Postal Codes

34215 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 34215 covers Cortez, Florida, with a population of about 759.

Population
7591,282 per square mile
Median age
58.519.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
8.3%4.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$776,689up 20.2% in five years
Degree or higher
35.8%0.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.3%27.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
47

Where 34215 is

Cortez, 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

Population759
Median age58.5
Family households78.5%
Born outside the US18.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.1%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Veterans8.9%
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

Income per person$56,111
Poverty rate8.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k16.9%
$30–35k6.4%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k11.3%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k16.3%
$125–150k11.3%
$150–200k3.6%
$200k or more8.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed430
Mean adjusted gross income$248,791
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.3%
Returns, under $25k18.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.9%
Returns, $200k or more23.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$722,200
Owner-occupied92.3%
Vacant homes46.1%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house34.7%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units13.1%
5 to 19 units34.2%
Mobile home14.9%
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$776,689as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 50.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$879,637$261,608

$261,608 in 2000 to $776,689 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home12.7%
Drives to work alone76.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5%
Health

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

Obesity30.4% 3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure48.2% 14.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.3% 5.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.7% 14.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication86.9% 12.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)17.6% 9.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year86.3% 9.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening94% 8.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening77% 12.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol50.9% 14.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12% 4.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.9% 4.9 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 disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments47
People employed342
Annual payroll$15,576,000
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 85.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.5 out of 100
Community resilience21 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.

Coastal flooding99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire47.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave19.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding18.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail15.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.3Very 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$71,711$78,538
Income per person$56,111$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate8.3%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$722,200$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,564$1,348
Homeownership92.3%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home12.7%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US18.3%21.4%13.9%
Median age58.542.638.7
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 stationSARASOTA BRADENTON AP, FL US14.5 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January72.5°F / 52.3°F2.79 in rain
February74.9°F / 54.6°F1.92 in rain
March78.2°F / 58.1°F2.85 in rain
April82.5°F / 62.7°F2.46 in rain
May87.5°F / 68.2°F2.58 in rain
June90°F / 73.6°F7.05 in rain
July91.1°F / 75.2°F7.39 in rain
August91.5°F / 75.3°F9.11 in rain
September90.2°F / 74.1°F6 in rain
October86.3°F / 68.3°F2.76 in rain
November80°F / 60.1°F1.81 in rain
December75.2°F / 55.2°F2.33 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 supermarket82% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Manatee 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability12.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

34217 Bradenton Beach, FL3.2 km away
34218 Holmes Beach, FL4.2 km away
34210 Bradenton, FL5 km away
34209 Bradenton, FL6.5 km away
34228 Longboat Key, FL6.9 km away
34216 Anna Maria, FL8.1 km away
34205 Bradenton, FL9.9 km away
34207 Bradenton, 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.

Manatee County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.59 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq mi
Population density1,282 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude27.4713, -82.6823

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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