Skip to content
FL Wells

ZIP code · DeSoto County and Hardee County

How deep are wells in ZIP 33865?

Household (domestic) wells in ZIP 33865 have a median reported depth of 260 ft. The middle half are between 210 ft and 320 ft, based on 290 SWFWMD and SJRWMD records.

Typical household well

Reported total depth, feet below ground

0 ft200400600ground surfaceCasing ~115 ftmedian cased depthMedian 260 fthalf are shallower210–320 ftmiddle half of wells

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.

Reported well depth by well type
Well typeWellsMedianMiddle half
Household (headline figure)290260 ft210–320 ft
Irrigation233545 ft280–1,170 ft
Public supply5295 ft225–300 ft
All water-supply567300 ft220–450 ft

How depths are spread

Household (domestic) wells: number of wells per depth band (ft)

0501000–50 ft: 9 wells50–100 ft: 23 wells100–150 ft: 15 wells150–200 ft: 15 wells200–250 ft: 71 wells250–300 ft: 41 wells300–350 ft: 80 wells350–400 ft: 22 wells400 ft or deeper: 14 wells0100200300400+median 260 ft
Show as table
DepthWells
0–50 ft9
50–100 ft23
100–150 ft15
150–200 ft15
200–250 ft71
250–300 ft41
300–350 ft80
350–400 ft22
400 ft or deeper14

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.

Or browse every well around the center of ZIP 33865 →

About these numbers

  • Sources: Southwest Florida Water Management District (592 records); St. Johns River Water Management District (13 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 1976–2026. The SJRWMD layers carry no date.
  • Approximate locations: 106 of 605 records (18%) share their exact map point with at least four other records, so they’re probably placed at a section, subdivision or parcel-group center rather than at the well. That matters for “nearest well” distances, less for area figures like these.
  • 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 33865?
Household (domestic) wells in ZIP 33865 have a median reported depth of 260 ft. The middle half are between 210 ft and 320 ft, based on 290 SWFWMD and SJRWMD records.
Will a new well at my property in ZIP 33865 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 and St. Johns River Water Management District. Each well in the lookup links to its original agency record.