Gatlin Pines and Oak Hammock, Port St. Lucie: homes and schools

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Sources: the City of Port St. Lucie’s neighborhood map, parcel layer and parks list, St. Lucie Public Schools’ school locator, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research) and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

The City of Port St. Lucie’s neighborhood map groups eight neighborhoods in the middle of the city as Planning Area 4 North: about 13.9 square miles between Interstate 95 and Florida’s Turnpike, south of Crosstown Parkway. The city’s parcel layer counts about 19,000 single-family homes there, plus about 1,400 vacant residential lots. All but about 700 are in ZIP code 34953; the rest, at the western edge, use 34987.

What this means for you

• High school: split. St. Lucie West Centennial High (B for 2026) in the north, Treasure Coast High (B for 2025; 2026 grade incomplete) in Gatlin Pines and Whispering Pines, and Legacy High (B) at the western edge.
• Home value: $397,936 in ZIP code 34953 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest highway exit: I-95 exit 118 (Gatlin Boulevard and Tradition Parkway), about 2.4 miles by road from the middle of the area.

Part of our Port St. Lucie neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The eight neighborhoods on the city’s map are Hidden Oaks (about 2.8 square miles), Gatlin Pines (2.2), Palm Trails (2.1), Whispering Pines (2), Cashmere Cove (1.6), Oak Hammock (1.6), Newport Isles (1) and Fairgreen Crossings (0.5).

Gatlin Boulevard crosses the area from the I-95 interchange at exit 118, and Port St. Lucie Boulevard runs along much of its southern and eastern side. California Boulevard, Cameo Boulevard, Savona Boulevard, Del Rio Boulevard, Tulip Boulevard and Darwin Boulevard carry local traffic through the grid of streets. A canal with a boat launch at Oak Hammock Park runs through the middle.

Schools

St. Lucie Public Schools’ locator shows a zoned high school for each address. We checked 120 homes picked at random from the city’s parcel layer:

Florida listed Treasure Coast High’s 2026 grade as incomplete; it was graded B for 2025. Elementary, K-8 and middle school places go through the district’s Student Assignment application. District schools inside the area, with Florida’s grades:

Check an exact address on the school locator and see our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 34953 was $397,936 in August 2026, down 0.4% from $399,548 in August 2025. Zillow’s figure for Port St. Lucie as a whole was $384,593, down 1.3%. 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 34953 also covers Rosser Reserve and Becker Ridge to the south. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

From the city’s parks list and parks map:

• Oak Hammock Park, 1982 SW Villanova Road: 48.7 acres with a trail, fishing, a boat launch on the canal, a pavilion and restrooms.
• Whispering Pines Park, 750 SW Darwin Blvd., and the Robert E. Minsky Gymnasium, 800 SW Darwin Blvd., next to Windmill Point Elementary and Treasure Coast High.
• Turtle Run Park, 1945 SW Cameo Blvd.: about 10 acres with ball fields, a soccer field, a playground and a pavilion.
• Apache Park, 1449 SW Apache Ave.

More in our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• I-95: exit 118 (Gatlin Boulevard and Tradition Parkway), about 2.4 miles by road; exit 120 (Crosstown Parkway), about 4.9 miles.
• Florida’s Turnpike: exit 142 (Port St. Lucie), about 3.4 miles.
• City Hall (121 SW Port St. Lucie Blvd.): about 4 miles.
• President Donald J. Trump International Airport (PBI), the former Palm Beach International: about 52 miles.

These are distances on the OpenStreetMap road network, measured with the OSRM routing engine from a home near the middle of the area, not drive times. The city’s Jobs Express Terminal, 2198 SW Gatlin Blvd., at exit 118, is the stop for the Palm Tran express bus to West Palm Beach, and St. Lucie County’s fare-free Area Regional Transit buses serve the city. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists a cluster of stores where Gatlin Boulevard meets Port St. Lucie Boulevard, each under 2.5 miles by road from the middle of the area: ALDI on SW Brighton Street, Bravo, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, a Walmart Neighborhood Market and Publix on SW Port St. Lucie Boulevard. A Walmart Supercenter and a Walgreens are on SW Gatlin Boulevard near I-95.

How we drew this area

This page follows the eight Planning Area 4 North neighborhoods on the City of Port St. Lucie’s neighborhood map. Home counts and ZIP codes come from the city’s parcel layer on Oct. 10, 2026: parcels with a state land use code for a single-family home, counted where the parcel’s center falls inside a neighborhood. A random sample of homes was checked against the district’s school locator. Store locations and road distances use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What high school is Gatlin Pines zoned for?

Treasure Coast High, 1000 SW Darwin Blvd., for every Gatlin Pines and Whispering Pines address we checked on the district’s school locator. Oak Hammock, Palm Trails and Cashmere Cove addresses were zoned for St. Lucie West Centennial High.

What ZIP code is Oak Hammock in Port St. Lucie?

34953. The typical home value in 34953 was $397,936 in August 2026, down 0.4% in a year, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.

Is Oak Hammock a good place to live?

Here are the facts. The eight neighborhoods the city groups as Planning Area 4 North have about 19,000 single-family homes, Oak Hammock Park’s 48.7 acres and I-95 exit 118 about 2.4 miles from the middle of the area. The typical home value in 34953 was $397,936 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

Where is Oak Hammock Park?

1982 SW Villanova Road. The city’s parks layer lists it at 48.7 acres, with a trail, fishing, a boat launch, a pavilion and restrooms.