Photo: themidnite (original), Yassie (derivative work · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Florence, AL: what to set up and who to call
Florence runs its own electric utility, City of Florence; its homes paid 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025. The closest public drop-off to Florence is Lauderdale County Landfill, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Florence, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Florence.
Power comes from City of Florence
City of Florence (City of Florence - (AL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Florence. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Alabama).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Florence Water Department
City of Florence Water Department supplies almost all of Florence. It draws surface water and serves 77,766 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000783.
4 home internet providers serve Florence
100% of 15,000 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Florence.
Lauderdale County Landfill
5700 Highway 157 North, Florence, AL · run by Lauderdale County Solid Waste
This isn’t Florence’s own facility. Whether Florence residents may use it is the town’s rule: check florenceal.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Florence is in Florence City School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Florence spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Florence residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Florence | ZIP’s residents in Florence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35630 | Florence, AL | 79% | 98% |
| 35633 | Florence, AL | 15% | 29% |
| 35634 | Florence, AL | 3% | 12% |
| 35632 | Florence, AL | 3% | 100% |
35631 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Florence
Who supplies Florence’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Florence Water Department (EPA ID AL0000783). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Florence?
City of Florence (City of Florence - (AL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Florence?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Florence?
35630 (79%), 35633 (15%), 35634 (3%), 35632 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Florence in?
Florence City School District.
How do I register to vote in Florence?
In Alabama you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Lauderdale County Circuit Clerk. Check your registration at myinfo.alabamavotes.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.