Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Auburndale, FL: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Auburndale is in ZIP code 33823. Winter Haven Hospital, 7.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Auburndale, 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 Auburndale.
Power comes from Duke Energy
Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Auburndale. 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 City of Auburndale water system
The City of Auburndale water system supplies almost all of Auburndale. It draws ground water and serves 35,239 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 3.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% 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. FL6530090.
5 home internet providers serve Auburndale
98% of 6,848 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 55% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Auburndale depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Auburndale, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on diamondmaps.com
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Public Works Recycling Center (recycling dumpsters)
915 Charles Avenue, Auburndale, FL 33823
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Aluminum & Metal Cans
- Cardboard
From auburndalefl.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022-09-09, 2024-10-01, 2026-09-15, 2026-09-15T19:19:55+00:00. 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.
Auburndale is in Polk County School District.
DSchool 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Auburndale is in ZIP code 33823
ZIP codes where Auburndale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Auburndale | ZIP’s residents in Auburndale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33823 | Auburndale, FL | 99% | 46% |
A few homes fall in 33868, 33881.
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 Auburndale
Who supplies Auburndale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Auburndale water system (EPA ID FL6530090). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Auburndale?
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 Auburndale?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Auburndale?
33823. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Auburndale in?
Polk County School District.
How do I register to vote in Auburndale?
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 Polk 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: Auburndale’s own website (auburndalefl.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.