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The Daytona Beach handbook

Living in Daytona Beach, FL: what to set up and who to call

The closest public drop-off to Daytona Beach is FCC Environmental Services, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. John H. Dickerson Heritage Library, at 411 South Keech Street, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Daytona Beach, 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 Daytona Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

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

The City of Daytona Beach water system supplies almost all of Daytona Beach. It draws ground water and serves 87,534 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 percentile3.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. FL3640275.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Daytona Beach

96% of 24,481 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless86%5,000/5,000
Wire 3Fiber29%10,000/10,000
MetronetFiber9%5,120/5,120
VerizonFixed wireless81%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless55%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Daytona Beach.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.1 mi from the center of Daytona Beach

FCC Environmental Services

This isn’t Daytona Beach’s own facility. Whether Daytona Beach residents may use it is the town’s rule: check codb.us.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Daytona Beach kids go to
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Daytona Beach is in Volusia County School District.

B−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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Daytona Beach spans 5 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Daytona Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Daytona BeachZIP’s residents in Daytona Beach
32114Daytona Beach, FL48%100%
32118Daytona Beach, FL17%67%
32117Daytona Beach, FL15%38%
32119Daytona Beach, FL12%40%
32124Daytona Beach, FL8%69%

A few homes fall in 32174. 32115, 32116, 32120, 32121, 32122, 32125, 32126, 32198 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

Area code386Wikidata

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 Daytona Beach

Who supplies Daytona Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Daytona Beach water system (EPA ID FL3640275). 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 3.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Daytona Beach?

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

What internet providers serve Daytona Beach?

Spectrum, AT&T, Wire 3, Metronet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Daytona Beach?

32114 (48%), 32118 (17%), 32117 (15%), 32119 (12%), 32124 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Daytona Beach in?

Volusia County School District.

How do I register to vote in Daytona Beach?

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 Volusia 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.