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The Cypress Lake handbook

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

Cypress Lake has no town government of its own, so Lee County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lee County School District. Fort Myers Beach Public Library, 6.8 miles away, is the closest library to Cypress Lake.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Cypress Lake, 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 Cypress Lake.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cypress Lake. 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 Lee County Utilities

Lee County Utilities supplies almost all of Cypress Lake. It draws surface water (EPA lists Bonita Springs Utilities and City of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant and City of Cape Coral as sellers) and serves 282,556 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. FL5364048.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Cypress Lake

100% of 3,620 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable98%2,000/250
Quantum FiberFiber42%8,000/8,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber34%100/10
Blue StreamFiber, Cable8%1,000/1,000
Summit BroadbandFiber7%2,000/2,000
Hotwire CommunicationsFiber2%5,000/5,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Cypress Lake’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cypress Lake.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileCypress Lake 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.

Cypress Lake kids go to
PK–550 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Cypress Lake Middle SchoolLee County School District
9–12Cypress Lake High SchoolLee County School District

Cypress Lake is in Lee County School District.

C+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

Cypress Lake is unincorporated, so Lee County is the local government.

Local governmentLee CountyCypress Lake is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLee Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Lee County (county election office). PO Box 2545, Fort Myers, FL 33902 · (239) 533-8683 · [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

Cypress Lake is in ZIP code 33919

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Cypress LakeZIP’s residents in Cypress Lake
33919Fort Myers, FL100%45%
Area code239Wikidata

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 Cypress Lake

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

Lee County Utilities (EPA ID FL5364048). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Cypress Lake?

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

What internet providers serve Cypress Lake?

Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Blue Stream, Summit Broadband, Hotwire Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Cypress Lake?

33919. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cypress Lake in?

Lee County School District.

How do I register to vote in Cypress Lake?

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 Lee 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.