Real Estate in Zip 34117
Homes For Sale in Naples, FL 34117
ZIP code 34117 consists of 72.6 square miles to the east of Naples and is part of the original Golden Gates Estates planned development area. Interstate 75 runs east and west nearly straight through the middle of the ZIP for almost 13 miles. The northern border of 34117 is Golden Gate Boulevard while the portion south of I-75 is irregular in shape and includes Picayune Strand State Forest.
ZIP 34117 is described by Neighborhood Link as “sparsely populated, upscale, rural.” With a population of 14,250, 34117 is one of the lowest density ZIP codes in Florida at 201 people per square mile, occupying just over 5,200 housing units. The occupancy rate is close to 90%, quite high by comparison to most ZIP codes in the Southwest Florida and Naples areas.
The median age of 38 is also one of the lowest in the Naples area. More than 56% of the homes have school age children living at home. The average size household is three. Only 1,226 residents are 65 years of age or older, comprising less than 9% of the population in 34117.
Public schools in 34117 include Palmetto Elementary and Palmetto Ridge High Schools. Enrollment at Palmetto Elementary declined from 2008 to 2010 but has been on the increase again with a current student population of 503 and an excellent student/teacher ratio of 13.6 to one. The mascot of both schools is the Bears. Palmetto Ridge is particularly proud of their marching band, known as The Big Green Marching Machine. Fittingly, the Big Green Marching Machine will be marching in March in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. In October 2015, the band hosted its 12th Annual Marching Band Invitational featuring 12 major Florida high school bands performing. The high school has an enrollment of about 2,000.
Zip 34117 Homes For Sale
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Nearly all of the population of ZIP 34117 lives north of I-75. The area is most easily accessed from Exits 101, 105, and 107. Because the area was platted as part of the original Golden Gate Estates, most lot sizes are uniform at 2.5 acres, which allows for some large estate homes. Some homeowners raise horses. Of course, there are many instances where residents seeking a bit more seclusion have purchased adjacent lots on which some have small farms.
It may not be the downtown Naples lifestyle, but don’t be misled. ZIP 34117 is upscale, Florida country living at its best. The average home price is above $250,000.
And, although it is not the downtown Naples style, downtown Naples and all that it has to offer are mere minutes away. From the center of 34117, the travel time to the Waterside Shops, Fifth Avenue, Tin City, and the Coastland Center is about 25 minutes in traffic, according to Google maps. Even Vanderbilt Beach is about 25 minutes via Golden Gate Boulevard and Vanderbilt Beach Road. Venturing to the south to the beach at Lowdermilk Park takes only a few minutes more.
ZIP 34117 is a place for families to grow, enjoy the Naples area, and be close to nature with a rural setting surrounded by the natural beauty of Southwest Florida.