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The Belle Glade handbook

Living in Belle Glade, FL: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Belle Glade is in ZIP code 33430. For emergencies, Belle Glade is closest to Lakeside Medical Center, 2.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Belle Glade, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Belle Glade.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Belle Glade. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Florida).

Start or move service: www.fpl.com · (800) 375-2434

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Palm Beach County System 11

Palm Beach County System 11 supplies almost all of Belle Glade. It draws ground water and serves 31,789 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. FL4505005.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Belle Glade

98% of 3,981 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable98%1,200/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless51%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless79%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless17%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Belle Glade’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Belle Glade.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Belle Glade kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lake Shore Middle SchoolPalm Beach County School District
9–12Glades Central High SchoolPalm Beach County School District

Belle Glade is in Palm Beach County 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Belle Glade is in ZIP code 33430

ZIP codes where Belle Glade residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Belle GladeZIP’s residents in Belle Glade
33430Belle Glade, FL100%82%
Area code561Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Belle Glade

Who supplies Belle Glade’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Palm Beach County System 11 (EPA ID FL4505005). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Belle Glade?

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Belle Glade?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Belle Glade?

33430. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Belle Glade in?

Palm Beach County School District.

How do I register to vote in Belle Glade?

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 Palm Beach 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.