Living in Aripeka, FL: what to set up and who to call
Pcud-Pasco County Regional PWS reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size reported none. Aripeka has no town government of its own, so Hernando County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pasco County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Aripeka, 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 Aripeka.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Aripeka. 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 Pcud-Pasco County Regional PWS
Pcud-Pasco County Regional PWS supplies Aripeka: about 69% of residents live in its service area. Hernando Co Utl-West serves another 19%. Country Village MHP serves another 13%. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant and Tampa Bay Water -Cypress Creek as sellers) and serves 214,403 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. FL6511361.
2 home internet providers serve Aripeka
91% of 243 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Aripeka’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Aripeka.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Aripeka (88%) is in Pasco County School District; parts are in Hernando County School District (12%).
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Aripeka is unincorporated, so Hernando County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Aripeka spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Aripeka residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Aripeka | ZIP’s residents in Aripeka |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34679 | Aripeka, FL | 85% | 100% |
| 34607 | Spring Hill, FL | 15% | 1% |
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 Aripeka
Who supplies Aripeka’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pcud-Pasco County Regional PWS (EPA ID FL6511361). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Aripeka?
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 Aripeka?
Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Aripeka?
34679 (85%), 34607 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Aripeka in?
Pasco County School District. Parts of the city are in Hernando County School District.
How do I register to vote in Aripeka?
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 Pasco 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: 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 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.