Old Southeast, St. Petersburg: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the City of St. Petersburg’s neighborhood association map, parcel map and parks layer, the Old Southeast Neighborhood Association, Pinellas County Schools’ School Zone Locator, the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades, the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research), PSTA schedule data and © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Old Southeast is a small residential area south of downtown on Tampa Bay, past Bayboro Harbor and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus. On the city’s map it is the area of the Old Southeast Neighborhood Association, about 174 acres.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Lakewood High for 11 of 14 addresses we checked, Gibbs High for the rest. Lakewood earned an A and Gibbs a C in Florida’s 2026 grades. Check an exact address with the district’s School Zone Locator.
• Home value: $331,140 in ZIP code 33705 in August 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest interstate: I-175, which leaves I-275 at exit 22 and ends in downtown.

Part of our St. Petersburg neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The association says the neighborhood borders Lassing Park on Tampa Bay to the east and stretches west to 4th Street South, less than a 20-minute walk from downtown over Salt Creek. By the addresses on the city’s parcel map, it runs from about 15th Avenue South to 24th Avenue South. 3rd Street South and 22nd Avenue South are its through streets.

The association describes around 500 homes, most built between the 1920s and the 1950s, many with garage apartments or guest houses on the alleys. It says the neighborhood’s colored hexagon block sidewalks are part of a city-designated preservation district and that many streets keep their original brick paving.

The city’s parcel map shows 569 parcels: 421 single-family homes, 72 duplexes or triplexes and 32 vacant residential lots. ZIP code 33705 covers 79% of them and 33701 the rest, at the north end.

Schools

We checked 14 residential addresses spread across the area in Pinellas County Schools’ School Zone Locator on Oct. 11 for the 2026-27 school year. Grades are from the Florida Department of Education’s 2026 school grades.

Each school name links to its state report card. The area is split between zones, so check the exact address. The locator showed no change for any of these addresses under the district’s Planning for Progress rezoning proposal for 2027-28, which the School Board is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, Oct. 13. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The typical home value in ZIP code 33705 was $331,140 in August 2026, down 1.2% from $335,012 in August 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. The index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, houses and condos together, not a sale price. ZIP code 33705 covers a large part of south St. Petersburg, so the figure is not Old Southeast’s alone. Zillow’s figure for St. Petersburg as a whole was $354,074, down 1.1%. More in our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

• Lassing Park, Beach Drive SE at 18th Avenue SE, on the bay along the area’s east side, from the city’s parks layer. The association describes it as a bayfront green space with sunrise views.
• Bartlett Park, 2000 7th St. S, is a few blocks west across 4th Street South.

See our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

• Interstate: I-175 leaves I-275 at exit 22 and ends in downtown, north of the area, by the exit numbers in OpenStreetMap.
• City Hall, 175 5th St. N: about 2.1 miles by road.
• Airports: about 22 miles to Tampa International Airport and about 14 miles to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. These are distances measured on the OpenStreetMap road network with the OSRM routing engine from the middle of the area, not drive times.
• Bus: PSTA’s most recent public schedule data (the service that began Nov. 30, 2025) shows route 4 stopping in the area. Check current routes with PSTA at 727-540-1900.

More in our getting around guide.

HOAs and neighborhood associations

The city’s registry lists the Old Southeast Neighborhood Association as active, meeting at the Friends (Quaker) House, with its calendar on the association’s site. It is a voluntary neighborhood association.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists no supermarket or pharmacy inside the area. The nearest are about a mile north, toward downtown: a Publix at 250 3rd St. S and a CVS Pharmacy at 301 3rd St. S. The association lists the Old Southeast Market at 3rd Street South and 17th Avenue South.

How we drew this area

This page follows the Old Southeast Neighborhood Association boundary on the City of St. Petersburg’s neighborhood association map. Parcel counts, street ranges and ZIP codes come from the city’s parcel map. School results are a sample of 14 addresses, so check your own. Road distances and store locations use © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Frequently asked questions

What schools is Old Southeast in St. Petersburg zoned for?

Of 14 Old Southeast addresses we checked in the district’s School Zone Locator for 2026-27, all were zoned for John Hopkins Middle. Eleven were zoned for Campbell Park Elementary and Lakewood High; three for Lakewood Elementary and Gibbs High.

Is Old Southeast a good place to live?

Here are the facts. Old Southeast is a 174-acre area of mostly single-family homes beside Lassing Park on Tampa Bay, zoned mainly for Lakewood High, which earned an A in Florida’s 2026 grades. The typical home value in ZIP code 33705 was $331,140 in August 2026, according to Zillow.

What ZIP code is Old Southeast?

Mostly 33705 (79% of parcels on the city’s map); the northern part is in 33701.

How many homes are in Old Southeast?

The city’s parcel map shows 421 single-family homes and 72 duplexes or triplexes. The neighborhood association puts the total at around 500 homes.