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The Black Hammock handbook

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

Black Hammock has no town government of its own, so Seminole County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Seminole County School District. For emergencies, Black Hammock is closest to Oviedo Medical Center, 5.5 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Black Hammock, 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 Black Hammock.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Black Hammock. 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 Black Hammock -Msbu(Consec) water system

The Black Hammock -Msbu(Consec) water system supplies Black Hammock: about 64% of residents live in its service area. About 36% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Oviedo as seller) and serves 781 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.6 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. FL3594186.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Black Hammock

96% of 514 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable96%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber75%75/20
VerizonFixed wireless66%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless48%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 Black Hammock’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Black Hammock.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBlack Hammock 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.

Black Hammock kids go to
PK–537 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address

Black Hammock is in Seminole County School District.

A−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

Black Hammock is unincorporated, so Seminole County is the local government.

Local governmentSeminole CountyBlack Hammock is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSeminole Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Seminole County (county election office). PO Box 1479, Sanford, FL 32772 · (407) 585-8683 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2023
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 Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Black Hammock is in ZIP code 32765

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Black HammockZIP’s residents in Black Hammock
32765Oviedo, FL100%2%
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 Black Hammock

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

The Black Hammock -Msbu(Consec) water system (EPA ID FL3594186). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Black Hammock?

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 Black Hammock?

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

What ZIP codes are in Black Hammock?

32765. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Black Hammock in?

Seminole County School District.

How do I register to vote in Black Hammock?

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 Seminole 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.