Kenansville, FL
Osceola County · Florida · United States
Home to 858 people across 395.704 square miles.
At a glance
34739 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 34739 is
| Coordinates | 27.932962, -81.098849 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Osceola County |
| State | Florida (FL) |
| Land area | 395.704 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Miami, FL | 160.1 mi |
|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | 446.6 mi |
| Houston, TX | 872.3 mi |
| Philadelphia, PA | 896.8 mi |
People
Who lives in 34739
858 residents in 371 households, averaging 2.31 people per household. The largest age group is 55-64 at 30.8% of residents, and 75.5% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 371 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.31 |
| Family households | 75.5% |
| Living alone | 24.5% |
| Median age | 50.7 years |
| Households with internet | 53.9% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 34739
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $39,555 |
| Poverty rate | 28.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 67.0% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 13.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 76.7% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 34739
A typical home is valued at $186,800. This is an owner-majority area — 63.1% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1979.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $186,800 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1979 |
| Housing units | 619 |
| Vacancy rate | 40.1% |
Own vs. rent
Of 371 occupied units
| Owner households | 234 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 137 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 34739 commutes
75.4% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 37.6 minutes. 16.4% work from home.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 37.6 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 34739
ZIP code 34739 is assigned to Kenansville, FL, and falls within Osceola County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 858 people live inside it.
At 2 residents per square mile spread over 395.704 square miles, 34739 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Kenansville looks like
Housing in 34739 costs close to the national median. A typical home is valued at $186,800 against a US median of $207,500. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 63.1% owner-occupied, which tends to indicate a mix of housing types rather than one dominant form.
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 53.5% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1979, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 40.1% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.
The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 50.7 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.31 people, and 75.5% are family households.
Getting to work takes 37.6 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 75.4% of workers, while 16.4% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kenansville, FL
34739 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.
For reference, Miami, FL is about 160.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 34739 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 34739 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 34739 offers a compact profile of Kenansville: 858 residents, 13.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 34739 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Kenansville may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 34739. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).