Venice Gardens Florida Map

About Venice Gardens, Florida

Venice Gardens is a locality in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,402. The population density is 1420.0 people per km². Venice Gardens is located at 27.0731°N, 82.4076°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 34293.

Venice Gardens reveals itself as a low-slung expanse of residential streets and verdant corridors, defined by the humid, heavy breath of the subtropical landscape. It lies 1.7 miles northeast of South Venice, FL (from South Venice, FL: bearing 37°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east-southeast of Venice. The terrain remains largely flat, a subtle mosaic of palmetto scrub and manicured lawns that absorbs the golden, honeyed light of the late afternoon sun. Water shapes the periphery of Venice Gardens, with the slow, dark currents of Alligator Creek meandering just a mile away before meeting the expansive, salt-sprayed horizon of the Gulf of Mexico. Even in the quietest hours, the air carries a faint, saline tang, a constant reminder of the proximity to the coast, while Venice Gardens Park provides a local sanctuary of open green space where the shadows of slash pines lengthen across the grass as dusk descends.

Development in Venice Gardens reflects the mid-century migration patterns that transformed these former citrus groves and wild marshes into a residential retreat for those seeking the warmth of the Florida sun. The local economy persists as a quiet cycle of service and leisure, heavily influenced by the arrival of seasonal residents who favor the gentle, rhythmic transition between the heat of the day and the cooling influence of the gulf breeze. History here is written in the architecture of the modest, mid-century homes and the deliberate layout of the neighborhood, which maintains a deliberate pace far removed from the clamor of larger hubs. While the distant, wild reaches of Lower Myakka Lake remain ten miles inland and the quiet shores of Bird Island sit four miles out in the water, the daily life of Venice Gardens stays tethered to the simple, enduring comforts of its own quiet streets and the singular, humid stillness of the Florida interior.

About This Venice Gardens Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Venice Gardens, Florida. Coordinates: 27.073112, -82.407596. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Venice Gardens includes the ZIP code (34293), telephone area code (941), county seat of Sarasota County (Sarasota), and school district assignment (Sarasota County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.