Red Barn · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Buckhead Ridge, FL: what to set up and who to call
Buckhead Ridge has no town government of its own, so Glades County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Glades County School District. Okeechobee Utility Authority has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.4 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Buckhead Ridge, 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 Buckhead Ridge.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Buckhead Ridge. 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.
Water comes from Okeechobee Utility Authority
Okeechobee Utility Authority supplies almost all of Buckhead Ridge. It draws surface water and serves 20,000 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 5.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. FL4470257.
2 home internet providers serve Buckhead Ridge
100% of 1,297 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 26% | 40/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Buckhead Ridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buckhead Ridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Buckhead Ridge is in Glades County School District.
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
Buckhead Ridge is unincorporated, so Glades County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Buckhead Ridge is in ZIP code 34974
ZIP codes where Buckhead Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Buckhead Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Buckhead Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34974 | Okeechobee, FL | 100% | 6% |
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 Buckhead Ridge
Who supplies Buckhead Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Okeechobee Utility Authority (EPA ID FL4470257). 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 5.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Buckhead Ridge?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Buckhead Ridge?
Xfinity, CenturyLink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Buckhead Ridge?
34974. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Buckhead Ridge in?
Glades County School District.
How do I register to vote in Buckhead Ridge?
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 Glades 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.