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Desoto Lakes ZIP codes, Florida

No ZIP code is named for Desoto Lakes, FL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 34234 and 34235. Its area code is 941.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,735
Area code
941
State
Florida

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Desoto Lakes itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Sarasota (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Desoto Lakes in numbers

About 1,735 people live in Desoto Lakes, in 636 households. The median household income is $76,417 a year, about the same as the Florida median of $74,568 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $357,700 (about the same as the Florida median), and median gross rent is $1,468 a month. The median age is 41.1; 21.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (34.1% across Florida); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population1,735Desoto Lakes1,735
Households636Desoto Lakes636
Median age41.1Desoto Lakes41.1Florida42.6US 38.9
Median household income$76,417Desoto Lakes$76,417Florida$74,568US $80,734
Median home value$357,700Desoto Lakes$357,700Florida$359,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,468Desoto Lakes$1,468Florida$1,669US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%Desoto Lakes21.6%Florida34.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.8 minDesoto Lakes25.8 minFlorida28.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,191 / sq miDesoto Lakes4,191 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Desoto Lakes CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Desoto Lakes

These ZIP codes cover part of Desoto Lakes but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Desoto Lakes
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
34234 Sarasota , FL Standard 22,986 $57,288 $255,300
34235 Sarasota , FL Standard 15,146 $78,958 $370,400

Map of Desoto Lakes ZIP codes

3423434235

The ZIP codes of Desoto Lakes, FL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Desoto Lakes

The nearest larger towns are Kensington Park (3,916 people, 1.7 mi), The Meadows (5,492 people, 1.9 mi) and North Sarasota (2,824 people, 2.2 mi).

Towns near Desoto Lakes
TownPopulationDistance
Kensington Park 3,916 1.7 mi
The Meadows 5,492 1.9 mi
North Sarasota 2,824 2.2 mi
Sarasota 56,970 4.0 mi
Fruitville 15,172 4.1 mi
Whitfield 4,261 4.6 mi
Sarasota Springs 12,611 5.2 mi
Southgate 5,772 5.3 mi
Bayshore Gardens 18,131 6.1 mi
Ridge Wood Heights 5,366 6.6 mi
South Gate Ridge 5,310 6.6 mi
Bee Ridge 10,334 6.8 mi
South Sarasota 4,837 6.8 mi
West Samoset 7,429 7.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Sarasota County · Florida ZIP codes

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