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The Deerfield Beach handbook

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

Deerfield Beach spans 3 ZIP codes; 33442 holds the most residents (37%). Trains stop in Deerfield Beach.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Deerfield 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 Deerfield Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

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

The City of Deerfield Beach water system supplies Deerfield Beach: about 63% of residents live in its service area. Bcwws 2a serves another 34%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 62,000 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 percentile2.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. FL4060254.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Deerfield Beach

100% of 19,003 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 47% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber99%2,000/250
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless91%5,000/5,000
T-MobileFixed wireless50%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless35%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Deerfield Beach

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

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbdeerfield-beach.com
Drop-off centerRecycling Drop-Off Center (DOC)Hours ↓
Drop-off center

Recycling Drop-Off Center (DOC)

401 S.W. 4th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon8 am–noon
  • Tue8 am–4 pm
  • Wed8 am–4 pm
  • Thu8 am–4 pm
  • Fri8 am–4 pm
  • Sat8 am–noon
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Clean cans
  • Clean cardboard
  • Clean plastic bottles
Recycling drop-off

Recycling Drop-Off Center

401 S.W. 4th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsEvery weekWeekly bulk collection on residents' collection day; place curbside before 7 AM, no more than 24 hours ahead, up to 7 cubic yards; extra fees for oversized or construction debris. Small amounts (up to 2 cubic yards) also accepted at the Drop-Off Center once per week
Get the permit from the Town Clerk(954) 480-4213

From deerfield-beach.com, 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.

Deerfield Beach kids go to
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Deerfield Beach Middle SchoolBroward County School District
9–12Deerfield Beach High SchoolBroward County School District

Deerfield Beach 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

Deerfield Beach spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Deerfield BeachZIP’s residents in Deerfield Beach
33442Deerfield Beach, FL37%100%
33441Deerfield Beach, FL34%100%
33064Pompano Beach, FL29%40%

A few homes fall in 33073. 33443 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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Deerfield Beach

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

The City of Deerfield Beach water system (EPA ID FL4060254). 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 2.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Deerfield 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 Deerfield Beach?

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

What ZIP codes are in Deerfield Beach?

33442 (37%), 33441 (34%), 33064 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Deerfield Beach in?

Broward County School District.

How do I register to vote in Deerfield 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 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: Deerfield Beach’s own website (deerfield-beach.com), 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.