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The Coconut Creek handbook

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

Most mail in Coconut Creek goes to 33073 (56% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Most homes in Coconut Creek have two wired internet choices, Xfinity and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Coconut Creek, 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 Coconut Creek.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Coconut Creek. 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 City of Coconut Creek water system

The City of Coconut Creek water system supplies Coconut Creek: about 90% of residents live in its service area. City of Margate serves another 10%. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Bcwws 2a as seller) and serves 54,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 75% 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. FL4061584.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Coconut Creek

99% of 10,774 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/250
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless87%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless44%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Coconut Creek depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Coconut Creek, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerRepublic Services picks up at the curb for every homecoconutcreek.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off

Coconut Creek Drop-off

5201 NW 49th Avenue (North Drop-Off Center, Winston Park Nature Center)

No permit needed

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Corrugated cardboard boxes
  • Empty aluminum cans, steel cans, and metal food/beverage containers
  • Plastic bottles and jugs with screw caps
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsEvery weekBulk trash picked up on the first garbage day of the week; place at curb before 7:00 AM on assigned dates, no more than 24 hours prior; no household garbage or hazardous waste
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagecoconutcreek.gov →

From coconutcreek.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Coconut Creek kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lyons Creek Middle SchoolBroward County School District
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Coconut Creek is in Broward County School District.

BSchool 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 Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Coconut Creek spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Coconut CreekZIP’s residents in Coconut Creek
33073Pompano Beach, FL56%98%
33066Pompano Beach, FL29%100%
33063Pompano Beach, FL15%15%

A few homes fall in 33068. 33097 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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 Coconut Creek

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

The City of Coconut Creek water system (EPA ID FL4061584). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Coconut Creek?

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

What internet providers serve Coconut Creek?

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

What ZIP codes are in Coconut Creek?

33073 (56%), 33066 (29%), 33063 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Coconut Creek in?

Broward County School District.

How do I register to vote in Coconut Creek?

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 Broward 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: Coconut Creek’s own website (coconutcreek.gov), 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.