Postal Codes

34285 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 34285 covers Venice, Florida, with a population of about 18,821 and a median household income of $67,712.

Population
18,8212,259 per square mile
Median age
69.630.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,7126% below the Florida median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$374,564up 5.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,4855% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
39.7%4.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
80%15 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
881

Where 34285 is

Venice, 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

Population18,821
Median age69.6
Family households50%
Born outside the US11.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.2%
White (non-Hispanic)88.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans11.6%
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$67,712
Income per person$62,223
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k6.1%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k7.2%
$200k or more10.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,090
Mean adjusted gross income$163,016
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.1%
Returns, under $25k23.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.1%
Returns, $200k or more12.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$295,400
Median gross rent$1,485
Rent as a share of household income39.4%
Owner-occupied80%
Vacant homes35.3%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house32.8%
Attached house7.2%
2 to 4 units5.8%
5 to 19 units12.9%
20 or more units17.4%
Mobile home23.8%
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$374,564as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 43.2%
Typical asking rent$2,033as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$481,066$137,546

$137,546 in 2000 to $374,564 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.7%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home20.2%
Drives to work alone70.7%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.4%
Health

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

Obesity27.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure50% 15.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.1% 5.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.2% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis43.3% 18.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking9.6% 6.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication88.7% 14 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)19.6% 11.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year87.8% 11.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening94.6% 8.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening77.9% 13.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.5% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36% 5.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability13.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol50.7% 14.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)10.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments881
People employed9,495
Annual payroll$483,391,000
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 76.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60 out of 100
Community resilience6 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.

Hurricane97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado51.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind42.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide34.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding31.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6Very 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$67,712$71,711$78,538
Income per person$62,223$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$295,400$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,485$1,564$1,348
Homeownership80%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.7%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home20.2%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US11.3%21.4%13.9%
Median age69.642.638.7
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 stationVENICE, FL US1.6 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January72.4°F / 51.6°F2.68 in rain
February75°F / 54.2°F2 in rain
March77.9°F / 57.5°F2.97 in rain
April82.5°F / 62.5°F2.47 in rain
May87.3°F / 67.8°F3.25 in rain
June89.9°F / 72.9°F7.81 in rain
July91.5°F / 74.3°F7.39 in rain
August91.5°F / 74.7°F8.34 in rain
September90°F / 73.2°F7.16 in rain
October85.8°F / 67.5°F3.35 in rain
November80°F / 59.7°F1.54 in rain
December75°F / 54.8°F2.31 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 supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Sarasota 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability12.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

34295 Englewood, FL1.4 km away
34275 Nokomis, FL5 km away
34274 Nokomis, FL5.8 km away
34272 Laurel, FL6.4 km away
34292 Venice, FL7.9 km away
34293 Venice, FL10.3 km away
34229 Osprey, FL10.7 km away
34284 Venice, FL10.7 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.

Sarasota County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area8.33 sq mi
Water area1.64 sq mi
Population density2,259 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude27.0933, -82.4498

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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