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34729 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 34729 covers Ferndale, Florida.

Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 34729 is

Ferndale, 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.

Health

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

Obesity33.3% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13% 1.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.7% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54% 7.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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 56.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss73.3 out of 100
Community resilience39.2 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.

Wildfire94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane87.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake13Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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 stationCLERMONT 9 S, FL US18.6 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January72.4°F / 49°F2.84 in rain
February75.3°F / 51.5°F2.29 in rain
March79.4°F / 55.5°F3.2 in rain
April85°F / 61°F2.59 in rain
May89.8°F / 66.7°F3.54 in rain
June92.2°F / 72.3°F7.95 in rain
July93.6°F / 74°F7.44 in rain
August93.2°F / 74.4°F8.09 in rain
September91.1°F / 73.2°F5.39 in rain
October86.1°F / 66.9°F2.71 in rain
November79.4°F / 58.2°F1.81 in rain
December74.5°F / 52.6°F2.79 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Lake 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 status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

34715 Clermont, FL2.7 km away
34756 Montverde, FL3.6 km away
34755 Minneola, FL6.7 km away
34711 Clermont, FL9.3 km away
34705 Astatula, FL9.8 km away
34740 Killarney, FL9.9 km away
34760 Oakland, FL10.2 km away
34712 Clermont, FL10.5 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.

Lake County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.27 sq mi
Latitude, longitude28.6219, -81.7034

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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