Photo: Dswisener · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Alachua, FL: what to set up and who to call
The Alachua WTP water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 14.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Children in Alachua attend Alachua County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alachua, 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 Alachua.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alachua. Its homes paid an average of 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $185 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: progress-energy.com · (800) 700-8744
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Alachua WTP water system
The Alachua WTP water system supplies Alachua: about 44% of residents live in its service area. About 56% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 8,220 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 14.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL2010017.
6 home internet providers serve Alachua
91% of 4,417 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Florida | DSL, Fiber | 85% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 74% | 2,000/100 |
| IQ Fiber | Fiber | 26% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Alachua: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Alachua, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Colored glass
- Plastic containers Number 3 through Number 7
- Steel cans
- Paper milk and juice cartons
- Mixed paper
- Flattened cardboard
- Aluminum cans
- Newspaper
- Plastic bottles
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofalachua.com →
From cityofalachua.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alachua is in Alachua County School District.
C+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 Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Alachua spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Alachua residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alachua | ZIP’s residents in Alachua |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32615 | Alachua, FL | 95% | 61% |
| 32653 | Gainesville, FL | 4% | 3% |
| 32616 | Alachua, FL | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 32643.
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 Alachua
Who supplies Alachua’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Alachua WTP water system (EPA ID FL2010017). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 14.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alachua?
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alachua?
Windstream Florida, Cox Communications, IQ Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alachua?
32615 (95%), 32653 (4%), 32616 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alachua in?
Alachua County School District.
How do I register to vote in Alachua?
In Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Alachua Supervisor of Elections. Check your registration at registration.elections.myflorida.com.
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: Alachua’s own website (cityofalachua.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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 17, 2025 (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.