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How deep are wells in ZIP 34289?
All water-supply wells in ZIP 34289 have a median reported depth of 125 ft. The middle half are between 105 ft and 140 ft, based on 43 SWFWMD records.
Typical water-supply well
Reported total depth, feet below ground
Depth by well type
Household wells are the headline because that’s what most people planning a well need. Irrigation wells are often much shallower.
| Well type | Wells | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household | 4 | — | too few |
| Irrigation | 39 | 130 ft | 120–145 ft |
| All water-supply (headline figure) | 43 | 125 ft | 105–140 ft |
How depths are spread
All water-supply wells: number of wells per depth band (ft)
Show as table
| Depth | Wells |
|---|---|
| 50–75 ft | 4 |
| 75–100 ft | 3 |
| 100–125 ft | 13 |
| 125–150 ft | 13 |
| 150–175 ft | 3 |
| 175–200 ft | 1 |
| 200–225 ft | 0 |
| 225–250 ft | 0 |
| 250–275 ft | 0 |
| 275–300 ft | 4 |
| 300 ft or deeper | 2 |
Look up wells near a specific address
Area figures blend very different places. For the wells closest to a property, with links to each original record, search an address.
About these numbers
- Sources: Southwest Florida Water Management District (49 records). Records were fetched October 25, 2026.
- What’s counted: wells with a reported depth whose use is household, irrigation, public supply or agricultural. Monitoring wells, injection wells, plugged wells and permits that were never drilled are left out. Methodology.
- Dates: SWFWMD permits issued 2000–2026.
- Not a guarantee: a record shows how deep one well was permitted or built. It doesn’t predict yield, water quality or what your well will need.
Questions
- How deep are wells in ZIP 34289?
- All water-supply wells in ZIP 34289 have a median reported depth of 125 ft. The middle half are between 105 ft and 140 ft, based on 43 SWFWMD records.
- Will a new well at my property in ZIP 34289 be this deep?
- Not necessarily. These are depths other wells were permitted or built to. Depth depends on the aquifer, water quality, use and local rules. A Florida-licensed water well contractor and your water management district can tell you what a new well at your property needs.
- Where does this data come from?
- From public well-construction records published by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Each well in the lookup links to its original agency record.