Downtown West Palm Beach / Palm Beach Lakes / Flamingo Park
CrimeGrade scores 33401 C- overall — safer than 32% of U.S. ZIP codes on its model, at 32.9 incidents per 1,000 residents in a typical year.
| Category | Per 1,000 / yr |
|---|---|
| Violent crime (D-) | 6.021 |
| Assault | 4.753 |
| Property crime (D) | 22.94 |
| Theft | 18.89 |
| Vehicle theft | 1.735 |
| Other crime (A-) | 3.937 |
The west side is the safest part of the ZIP (victim odds about 1 in 36) versus the southwest (about 1 in 23). The northwest records the most incidents (about 304 a year); the southeast the fewest (about 48).
Source: CrimeGrade.org, ZIP 33401 crime data — Accessed 2026-11-03. CrimeGrade figures are modeled estimates, not raw police counts.
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Check any address — free preview21 registrants — a ratio of 1 per 1,280 residents. City-Data characterizes this density as lower than the state average — a very different picture from the citywide West Palm Beach figure (335 registrants, 1 per 323 residents, as of 2026-11-02), which is why ZIP-level data matters.
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Source: City-Data registry compilation from FDLE (Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement) data, ZIP 33401 — Registry data as of 2026-11-01.
Split personality: Zone X on interior blocks, Zone AE on the waterfront
This ZIP runs from downtown towers to the Intracoastal waterfront. Published West Palm Beach flood guidance places Zone AE (Special Flood Hazard Area) along the Intracoastal/Lake Worth Lagoon frontage, canal banks, and low-lying pockets — including the El Cid and North Flagler waterfront areas — while interior blocks are largely Zone X. FEMA's updated Palm Beach County maps (effective December 20, 2024) newly added roughly 5,800 county parcels to the Special Flood Hazard Area and raised base flood elevations by a foot or more on more than 16,000 parcels, so waterfront-adjacent addresses especially need a current, address-level determination.
Source: Palm Build, 'West Palm Beach Flood Zones Changed in December 2024' (palmbld.com); WPB Living housing & flood guide (wpalm.io) — both summarizing FEMA's Palm Beach County FIRM update — Accessed 2026-11-03.
The most mixed school picture of any ZIP on this page: an 8/10 elementary and a nationally known arts magnet sit inside the ZIP, while zoned assignments in other parts of the ZIP rate as low as 2/10. The specific address decides — check the assignment, not the ZIP's reputation.
| School | Level | GreatSchools |
|---|---|---|
| U. B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School | Elementary (in-ZIP) | 8/10 |
| Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts | High (magnet, audition-based, in-ZIP) | 8/10 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Elementary (zoned, northern part) | 3/10 |
| Roosevelt Middle School | Middle (zoned, northern part) | 4/10 |
| Palm Beach Lakes High School | High (zoned, northern part) | 2/10 |
| Conniston Middle School | Middle (zoned, southern part) | 4/10 |
| Forest Hill Community High School | High (zoned, southern part) | 4/10 |
Source: GreatSchools ratings (2026 West Palm Beach directory) and GreatSchools ratings as displayed with ZIP 33401 listings (Zillow school data) — Accessed 2026-11-03. School assignments are set by address; confirm with the district.
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