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The Bithlo handbook

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

Bithlo has no town government of its own, so Orange County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Orange County School District. For home internet, most of Bithlo can choose between Spectrum and AT&T.

Bithlo has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Orange County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Bithlo’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bithlo, 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 Bithlo.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bithlo. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ocud/Western Regional Wtr Sys (5 Wps) water system

The Ocud/Western Regional Wtr Sys (5 Wps) water system supplies Bithlo: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Ocud/Southern Water Sys (5 Wps) and Ocud/Eastern Water System (2 Wp) as sellers) and serves 206,742 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2023, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. FL3481546.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Bithlo

99% of 3,512 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/35
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL89%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable36%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless81%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless61%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 Bithlo’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bithlo.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBithlo has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bithlo kids go to
PK–5Columbia ElementaryOrange County School District
6–851 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12East River HighOrange County School District

Bithlo is in Orange 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Bithlo is unincorporated, so Orange County is the local government.

Local governmentOrange CountyBithlo is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereOrange Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Orange County (county election office). PO Box 562001, Orlando, FL 32856 · (407) 836-2070FVAP, Feb 2024
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeregistration.elections.myflorida.comThe state’s voter lookup

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Bithlo spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BithloZIP’s residents in Bithlo
32820Orlando, FL75%72%
32833Orlando, FL25%24%
Area code407Wikidata

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 Bithlo

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

The Ocud/Western Regional Wtr Sys (5 Wps) water system (EPA ID FL3481546). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bithlo?

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 Bithlo?

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

What ZIP codes are in Bithlo?

32820 (75%), 32833 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bithlo in?

Orange County School District.

How do I register to vote in Bithlo?

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 Orange 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.