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The Fish Hawk handbook

Living in Fish Hawk, FL: what to set up and who to call

Fish Hawk has no town government of its own, so Hillsborough County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hillsborough County School District. For emergencies, Fish Hawk is closest to Adventhealth Riverview, 6.9 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fish Hawk, 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 Fish Hawk.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Florida, LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fish Hawk. 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 Hcwrd/South-Central water system

The Hcwrd/South-Central water system supplies almost all of Fish Hawk. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Tampa Bay Water Reg. Surface Water Plant and Tampa Bay Regional Groundwater Plant and Tampa Bay Wellfields for Wholesale as sellers) and serves 515,012 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 72% 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. FL6290787.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Fish Hawk

100% of 7,545 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/35
FrontierFiber98%7,000/7,000
Rapid SystemsFixed wireless94%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless78%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless75%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless72%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 Fish Hawk’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fish Hawk.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileFish Hawk 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.

Fish Hawk kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Newsome High SchoolHillsborough County School District

Fish Hawk is in Hillsborough 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

Fish Hawk is unincorporated, so Hillsborough County is the local government.

Local governmentHillsborough CountyFish Hawk is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereHillsborough Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Hillsborough County (county election office). 2514 N. Falkenburg Rd., Tampa, FL 33619 · (813) 744-5900 · [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

Fish Hawk spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Fish Hawk residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fish HawkZIP’s residents in Fish Hawk
33547Lithia, FL98%78%
33569Riverview, FL2%2%
Area code813Wikidata

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 Fish Hawk

Who supplies Fish Hawk’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Hcwrd/South-Central water system (EPA ID FL6290787). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fish Hawk?

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 Fish Hawk?

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

What ZIP codes are in Fish Hawk?

33547 (98%), 33569 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fish Hawk in?

Hillsborough County School District.

How do I register to vote in Fish Hawk?

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 Hillsborough 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.