Northwood Hills, West Palm Beach: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of West Palm Beach’s neighborhood association map, historic districts map, parks map 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.

Northwood Hills is the largest of the city’s Northwood neighborhoods on the city’s map: about 205 acres and about 817 home parcels, nearly all of them single-family houses, all in ZIP code 33407. Its streets run from about 29th Street north to 45th Street, with Greenwood Avenue and Windsor Avenue running north and south and North, South and West Terrace Drive through the middle. It is the area of the Northwood Hills Neighborhood Association, and about 131 acres of it form the city’s Northwood Hills local historic district.

What this means for you

• High school: Palm Beach Lakes Community High, for every home parcel. It earned a C in Florida’s 2026 grades.
• Home value: $356,104 in ZIP code 33407 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest I-95 exit: exit 74 (45th Street), about 2.5 miles by road; exit 71 (Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard) is about 3.7 miles.

Part of our West Palm Beach neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

Northwood Hills lies west of the Florida East Coast Railway tracks and Broadway, with 45th Street along its northern edge. The rail corridor that carries Tri-Rail cuts through its western side, and Lake Mangonia is just beyond. Old Northwood, with its own page, is to the east.

From the city’s parcel layer:

Half of the single-family houses were built in 1950 or earlier, according to the parcel records, which date them from 1923 to 2025. About 56% of the home parcels (455) carry a homestead exemption, the Property Appraiser’s mark of a full-time owner’s residence. Exterior work inside the historic district goes through the city’s historic preservation review; see our permits and zoning guide.

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. Northmore Elementary is inside the neighborhood. The middle school zone splits it almost in half, 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 33407 was $356,104 in August 2026, up 2.7% from $346,612 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. It covers all of ZIP code 33407, not Northwood Hills alone. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks map:

• Sullivan Park, inside the neighborhood.
• Pinewood Community Park and Evergreen Cemetery, on its edges.
• Fogleman Park, about 0.1 mile from its edge.
• Lake Mangonia Park, about a third of a mile west, has one of the city’s two public boat ramps, according to our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• I-95: exit 74 (45th Street), about 2.5 miles by road; exit 71 (Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard), about 3.7 miles.
• City Hall, 401 Clematis St.: about 2.9 miles.
• Airport (1000 James L. Turnage Blvd.): about 5.9 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 33 (Australian Avenue/Palm Beach Lakes) stopping on 45th Street and Route 31 (45th Street/Tamarind Avenue) on Electronics Way. Route 1 runs on Broadway, east of the neighborhood. See Palm Tran’s route pages.

More in our getting around guide.

HOAs

The city’s neighborhood map lists the Northwood Hills 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 Walgreens near Broadway and 45th Street, about a quarter mile from the neighborhood’s edge. The nearest supermarkets it lists are about 2 miles away in a straight line: the Whole Foods Market at 1845 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., the Publix at 228 E. Blue Heron Blvd. in Riviera Beach and the Publix at 275 S. Rosemary Ave. downtown.

How we drew this area

This page follows the Northwood Hills 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 Northwood Hills in West Palm Beach zoned for?

Every home parcel is zoned for Northmore Elementary and Palm Beach Lakes Community High; the middle school zone is split between Roosevelt Middle and John F. Kennedy Middle, in Palm Beach County’s copy of the district’s zones.

Is Northwood Hills a historic district?

Yes. The city’s historic districts map lists a Northwood Hills local historic district covering about 131 acres of the neighborhood.

Is Northwood Hills a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Northwood Hills has about 817 home parcels, 749 of them single-family houses, with Northmore Elementary and Sullivan Park inside it and I-95’s 45th Street exit about 2.5 miles away. The typical home value in ZIP code 33407 was $356,104 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What ZIP code is Northwood Hills in?

33407, for every address in the city’s address layer.