Dreher Park, West Palm Beach: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of West Palm Beach’s neighborhood association map, parks map, parks listing and parcel layer, Palm Beach County’s school zone open data, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research), Palm Tran and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The Dreher Park neighborhood surrounds the city’s 121-acre Dreher Park, home of the Palm Beach Zoo, in the south end of the city between I-95 and the South End. On the city’s neighborhood map it is the area of the Dreher Park Neighborhood Association: about 651 acres south of Southern Boulevard and about 1,750 home parcels, nearly all single-family houses, all in ZIP code 33405.

What this means for you

• High school: Forest Hill Community High, for every home parcel. It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 grades.
• Home value: $636,629 in ZIP code 33405 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest I-95 exit: exits 68 (Southern Boulevard) and 66 (Forest Hill Boulevard), each about 1.2 miles by road.

Part of our West Palm Beach neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The neighborhood runs from Southern Boulevard south to Forest Hill Boulevard, with I-95 on its west side. Parker Avenue and Lake Avenue run north and south through it; Garden Avenue, Hansen, McIntosh and Selkirk streets and the Valley Forge, Nathan Hale and Colonial roads are among its side streets. The South End, with its own page, is to the east.

From the city’s parcel layer:

Half of the single-family houses were built in 1952 or earlier, according to the parcel records, which date them from 1908 to 2023. About 60% of the home parcels (1,045) carry a homestead exemption, the Property Appraiser’s mark of a full-time owner’s residence.

Schools

From Palm Beach County’s open data copy of the School District of Palm Beach County’s attendance zones, matched to every home parcel:

Each school name links to its state report card. Palmetto Elementary is inside the neighborhood, and all three schools are on Parker Avenue. Zones can change, so check the exact address on the district’s Find My School map. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 33405 was $636,629 in August 2026, up 8.5% from $586,621 in August 2025. Zillow’s figure for West Palm Beach as a whole was $404,294, up 1.4%. The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, single-family houses and condos together, not a sale price. ZIP code 33405 also covers the South End, including its lagoon-front streets, so the figure is not the Dreher Park neighborhood’s alone. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks map and parks listing:

• Dreher Park, 5701 Dreher Trail South: dog park, disc golf course, fishing pier, multipurpose fields, pavilions, playground and walking and biking trails. The Palm Beach Zoo is inside the park at 1301 Summit Blvd. and sets its own hours and admission.
• Palmetto Park, inside the neighborhood, and Mary Brandon Park, on its edge.
• Bill Moss Hillcrest Paseo, 3401 Parker Ave., about a quarter mile from its edge: splash pad, playground, multipurpose field, walking and biking trails and restrooms.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• I-95: exit 68 (Southern Boulevard) and exit 66 (Forest Hill Boulevard), each about 1.2 miles by road; exit 69 (Belvedere Road), about 2.3 miles.
• City Hall, 401 Clematis St.: about 4.1 miles.
• Airport (1000 James L. Turnage Blvd.): about 4 miles.
• These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine from the middle of the neighborhood to where each exit meets its cross street, not drive times. Exit numbers are from OpenStreetMap.
• Bus: Palm Tran’s September 2026 schedule data shows Route 60 (Purdy Lane/Summit Boulevard/Lake Avenue) stopping along Lake Avenue and Route 46 (Forest Hill Boulevard) on Forest Hill Boulevard. See Palm Tran’s route pages.

More in our getting around guide.

HOAs

The city’s neighborhood map lists the Dreher Park Neighborhood Association here. The city’s notes on that map say neighborhood associations are self-administered and not mandated by the city.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a Publix at 828 Southern Blvd. and a CVS Pharmacy at 818 Southern Blvd., at the neighborhood’s northern edge, a Walgreens at 4001 S. Dixie Hwy., about 0.3 mile east, and a Winn-Dixie at 7915 S. Dixie Hwy., about half a mile away.

How we drew this area

This page follows the Dreher Park Neighborhood Association boundary on the City of West Palm Beach’s neighborhood association map. Home counts come from the city’s parcel layer on Oct. 10, 2026, and ZIP codes from the city’s address layer. Each home parcel was matched to Palm Beach County’s open data copy of the district’s attendance zones. Store locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is the Dreher Park neighborhood zoned for?

Every home parcel is zoned for Palmetto Elementary, Conniston Middle and Forest Hill Community High, in Palm Beach County’s copy of the district’s zones. Palmetto and Forest Hill earned an A in Florida’s 2026 grades.

Is the Dreher Park neighborhood a good place to live?

Here are the facts. The neighborhood has about 1,750 home parcels, 1,486 of them single-family houses, around the 121-acre Dreher Park, about 1.2 miles by road from two I-95 exits. The typical home value in ZIP code 33405 was $636,629 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What is in Dreher Park in West Palm Beach?

A dog park, disc golf course, fishing pier, multipurpose fields, pavilions, a playground and walking and biking trails, at 5701 Dreher Trail South. The Palm Beach Zoo is inside the park at 1301 Summit Blvd.

What ZIP code is Dreher Park in?

33405, for every address in the neighborhood in the city’s address layer.