Palma Ceia is a South Tampa neighborhood in ZIP code 33629, zoned for Roosevelt or Mitchell Elementary, Coleman or Wilson Middle and Plant High.

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of Tampa’s planning layers, neighborhood registry, address points and parks map, Hillsborough County Public Schools’ 2026-27 school zones, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research), HART schedule data and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Palma Ceia is a South Tampa neighborhood of mostly houses, mapped in the City of Tampa’s neighborhood registry as the area of the Palma Ceia Neighborhood Association: about 590 acres by our measurement, west of the Crosstown Expressway and east of Dale Mabry Highway. It sits inside the city’s South Tampa planning district.

What this means for you

  • High school: Plant High for every address in the area. It earned an A in Florida’s 2026 school grades.
  • Home value: $1,036,817 in ZIP code 33629 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
  • Nearest interstate exit: I-275 exit 40B (Lois Avenue), about 3 miles by road, or exit 41A (Dale Mabry Highway), about 3.2 miles.

Part of our Tampa neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The registry gives the association’s boundaries as Dale Mabry Highway and Himes Avenue on the west, the Crosstown (Selmon) Expressway on the east, El Prado Boulevard on the south and Miguel and Neptune streets on the north. MacDill Avenue and Bay to Bay Boulevard cross it. Hyde Park, with its own page, is to the northeast.

All 2,902 of the area’s address points in the city’s address layer are in ZIP code 33629. Of those, 676 (23%) carry a unit number.

Schools

From Hillsborough County Public Schools’ 2026-27 attendance zones, matched against every address point in the area:

Level Zoned school Share of addresses Florida 2026 grade
Elementary Roosevelt Elementary, 3205 Ferdinand Ave. 72% A
Elementary Mitchell Elementary, 205 Bungalow Park Ave. 28% A
Middle Coleman Middle, 1724 S. Manhattan Ave. 72% A
Middle Wilson Middle, 1005 Swann Ave. 28% A
High Plant High, 2415 S. Himes Ave. 100% A

Every address point is zoned for Plant High; about 72% are zoned for Roosevelt Elementary and Coleman Middle and 28% for Mitchell Elementary and Wilson Middle. All five schools earned an A in 2026. Each school name links to its state report card. Zones can change, and an area split between zones is split by street, so check an exact address with the district’s Find Your Neighborhood School lookup. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 33629 was $1,036,817 in August 2026, unchanged from $1,036,474 in August 2025. Zillow’s figure for Tampa as a whole was $377,566, down 0.3%. 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 33629 covers much of South Tampa, so the figure is not Palma Ceia’s alone. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks map and parks pages:

  • Palma Ceia Park, 2200 S. Marti St.: playground, dog park, basketball court, shelters and restrooms.
  • Corona Park, 3702 W. Corona St.: playground, shelter and restrooms.
  • Church Circle Park, Sterling Circle Park and Waverly Park, small circle parks on neighborhood streets.
  • Fred Ball Park, 2621 Bayshore Blvd., is just east of the neighborhood.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

  • I-275: exit 40B (Lois Avenue), about 3 miles by road; exit 41A (Dale Mabry Highway), about 3.2 miles; exit 42 (Howard and Armenia avenues), about 3.3 miles.
  • City Hall, 315 E. Kennedy Blvd.: about 4.0 miles by road.
  • Tampa International Airport: about 6.6 miles by road.
  • These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine from the middle of the area to where each ramp meets its cross street, not drive times. Exit numbers and names are from OpenStreetMap.
  • Bus: HART’s August 2026 schedule data shows routes 36 (Dale Mabry Highway/Himes Avenue), 19 (South Tampa) and the 360 Brandon/South Tampa Limited Express stopping in Palma Ceia. See HART’s schedules page.

More in our getting around guide.

HOAs and neighborhood associations

The city’s registry lists the Palma Ceia neighborhood association as active. It is a voluntary group; the registry lists no deed-restricted community here.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a Publix at 3838 Britton Plaza, about 0.1 mile from the neighborhood’s edge, and Sprouts Farmers Market at 1523 S. Dale Mabry Hwy., about a quarter mile away. It lists none inside the boundary itself.

How we drew this area

This page follows the Palma Ceia neighborhood association boundary in the City of Tampa’s neighborhood registry; the acreage is our measurement of that boundary. School shares count the city’s address points on Oct. 10, 2026, inside each 2026-27 zone; an address point can be a house, an apartment or condo unit or a business. Store locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is Palma Ceia zoned for?

For 2026-27, every address point is zoned for Plant High. About 72% are zoned for Roosevelt Elementary and Coleman Middle and 28% for Mitchell Elementary and Wilson Middle. All five earned an A in Florida’s 2026 grades.

Is Palma Ceia a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Palma Ceia is a South Tampa neighborhood of mostly houses with five city parks, zoned for Plant High, rated A for 2026. The typical home value in ZIP code 33629 was $1,036,817 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What ZIP code is Palma Ceia?

33629, for every address point in the neighborhood.

Is Palma Ceia in South Tampa?

Yes. It is inside the City of Tampa’s South Tampa planning district.