Noise Levels in 32464, FL | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
41 dBA
Average noise across 32464
Quiet suburban street at night
88
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
2% of 32464 residents
77 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across 32464 at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 88 32464 residents, or 2.4%, live above that level. By land area, 5.2% of 32464 is above 55 dBA.
94.8% below 55 dBA
5.2% above 55 dBA
See how noise in 32464 compares to similar-sized zip codes.
Noise by Part of 32464
Average noise levels for 32464 residents, grouped by direction from the center of 32464. The highest population-weighted average is in southeastern 32464; the lowest is in northwestern 32464, where just 0% of residents live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in the loudest section.
Southeastern 32464
49.2 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Southern 32464
42.0 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Northern 32464
41.7 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Western 32464
40.9 dBA · Quiet
Soft rainfall
Northwestern 32464
40.8 dBA · Quiet
Soft rainfall
To the human ear, noise in southeastern 32464 sounds about 79% louder than in northwestern 32464, a 8.4 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from I-10 do you need to be?
I-10 produces an estimated 74 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
74 dBA
City bus interior
165 ft
59 dBA
Normal conversation an arm’s length away
330 ft
50 dBA
Quiet office
660 ft
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 57% of 32464 sits under tree canopy (much heavier than most zip codes) and roughly 0% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
-->
Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of 32464. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
How Noise Is Distributed Across 32464
The bar chart below shows the share of 32464 residents in each noise band. About 99% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 1% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How 32464 Compares
32464 sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how 32464's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with 32455, 32462, 32567, and 32435.
Average noise level (dBA)
32464's 41.3 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Florida as a whole averages 51.6 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than 32464 because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 2.4% of 32464 residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's fewer than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 5.2% of 32464's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Florida average of 31.8% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to 32464
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from I-10 and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 57% of 32464 is under tree cover (much heavier than most zip codes), and the dominant land cover is evergreen forest. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
