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34688 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 34688 covers Tarpon Springs, Florida, with a population of about 8,767 and a median household income of $111,090.

Population
8,767554 per square mile
Median age
50.411.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$111,0901.5× the Florida median
Poverty rate
9.3%3.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$577,910up 21.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,39711% below the Florida median
Degree or higher
47.3%12.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
91.5%26.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
214

Where 34688 is

Tarpon Springs, 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

Population8,767
Median age50.4
Family households72.1%
Born outside the US14.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.9%
White (non-Hispanic)82%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.3%
Hispanic or Latino8.1%
Veterans9.1%
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$111,090
Income per person$59,354
Poverty rate9.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k6.7%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k13.5%
$200k or more19.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,460
Mean adjusted gross income$166,756
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.6%
Returns, under $25k22.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.7%
Returns, $200k or more18.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$477,100
Median gross rent$1,397
Rent as a share of household income28.4%
Owner-occupied91.5%
Vacant homes5.7%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house65.8%
Attached house8.7%
2 to 4 units5.1%
5 to 19 units13.7%
20 or more units5.8%
Mobile home0.8%
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$577,910as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$617,902$192,982

$192,982 in 2000 to $577,910 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home20.7%
Drives to work alone68.9%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.6%
Health

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

Obesity28.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.9% 3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below 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 year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.8% 6.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments214
People employed1,122
Annual payroll$45,997,000
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 52.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.8 out of 100
Community resilience6.8 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 flooding90.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave24.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.7Relatively Low 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$111,090$71,711$78,538
Income per person$59,354$41,055$43,289
Poverty rate9.3%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$477,100$325,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,397$1,564$1,348
Homeownership91.5%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%33.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home20.7%13.9%13.5%
Born outside the US14.7%21.4%13.9%
Median age50.442.638.7
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 stationTARPON SPGS SEWAGE PLT, FL US7 km away
Rain in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January69.3°F / 50.7°F3.03 in rain
February72°F / 53.8°F2.51 in rain
March76°F / 57.6°F3.08 in rain
April81.1°F / 63.2°F2.69 in rain
May86.2°F / 69.1°F2.35 in rain
June89.7°F / 74.4°F7.06 in rain
July90.6°F / 75.6°F9.05 in rain
August90.8°F / 75.7°F9.66 in rain
September88.9°F / 73.6°F7.03 in rain
October83.8°F / 67.3°F3.19 in rain
November76.3°F / 58.6°F1.9 in rain
December71.4°F / 53.5°F2.74 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 supermarket50% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket33% 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%.

Pinellas 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

34685 Palm Harbor, FL5.6 km away
34689 Tarpon Springs, FL6 km away
34690 Holiday, FL6.7 km away
34692 Holiday, FL6.9 km away
34655 New Port Richey, FL7.5 km away
34684 Palm Harbor, FL8 km away
34680 Elfers, FL8.8 km away
34691 Holiday, FL8.8 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.

Pinellas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.84 sq mi
Water area1.67 sq mi
Population density554 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude28.1458, -82.6825

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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