Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic District · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Estero, FL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Estero goes to 33928 (71% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. For emergencies, Estero is closest to Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health, 8.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Estero, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Estero.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Estero. 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.
Water comes from Lee County Utilities
Lee County Utilities supplies Estero: about 71% of residents live in its service area. Bonita Springs Utilities serves another 25%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. 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.
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.
9 home internet providers serve Estero
98% of 16,739 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 45% | 80/10 |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 32% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Blue Stream | Fiber, Cable | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 11% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Summit Broadband | Fiber | 9% | 2,000/2,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Estero’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Estero.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Estero 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.
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.
Estero spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Estero residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Estero | ZIP’s residents in Estero |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33928 | Estero, FL | 71% | 91% |
| 34135 | Bonita Springs, FL | 12% | 10% |
| 33967 | Fort Myers, FL | 12% | 15% |
| 34134 | Bonita Springs, FL | 5% | 11% |
A few homes fall in 33908. 33929 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.
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 Estero
Who supplies Estero’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 Estero?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Estero?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Hotwire Communications, Blue Stream, Quantum Fiber, Summit Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Estero?
33928 (71%), 34135 (12%), 33967 (12%), 34134 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Estero in?
Lee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Estero?
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.