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The Combee Settlement handbook

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

Combee Settlement has no town government of its own, so Polk County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Polk County School District. Spectrum and Frontier both wire most of Combee Settlement; 73% of addresses can get fiber.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Combee Settlement, 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 Combee Settlement.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Combee Settlement. 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 City of Lakeland water system

The City of Lakeland water system supplies almost all of Combee Settlement. It draws ground water and serves 193,297 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 percentile0.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 65% 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. FL6531014.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Combee Settlement

99% of 2,277 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber71%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless86%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless85%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless79%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Combee Settlement’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Combee Settlement.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileCombee Settlement 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.

Combee Settlement kids go to
PK–5Combee Academy of Design and EngineeringPolk County School District
6–828 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1216 high schoolsDepends on your address

Combee Settlement is in Polk County School District.

DSchool 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

Combee Settlement is unincorporated, so Polk County is the local government.

Local governmentPolk CountyCombee Settlement is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePolk Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Polk County (county election office). PO Box 1460, Bartow, FL 33831 · (863) 534-5888 · [email protected]FVAP, May 2026
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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Combee Settlement is in ZIP code 33801

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Combee SettlementZIP’s residents in Combee Settlement
33801Lakeland, FL100%16%
Area code863Wikidata

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 Combee Settlement

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

The City of Lakeland water system (EPA ID FL6531014). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Combee Settlement?

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 Combee Settlement?

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

What ZIP codes are in Combee Settlement?

33801. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Combee Settlement in?

Polk County School District.

How do I register to vote in Combee Settlement?

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 Polk 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.