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Living in Five Points, FL: what to set up and who to call

Five Points has no town government of its own, so Columbia County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Columbia County School District. Columbia County Public Library, 2.0 miles away, is the closest library to Five Points.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Five Points, 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 Five Points.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Five Points. 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 Lake City (Price Creek Wtp) water system

The City of Lake City (Price Creek Wtp) water system supplies almost all of Five Points. It draws ground water and serves 20,488 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. FL2120630.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Five Points

99% of 389 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable97%2,000/250
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL78%75/20
Rapid Fiber InternetFiber30%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless84%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Five Points’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Five Points.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileFive Points 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.

Five Points kids go to
PK–5Five Points Elementary SchoolColumbia County School District
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Five Points is in Columbia County School District.

A−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

Five Points is unincorporated, so Columbia County is the local government.

Local governmentColumbia CountyFive Points is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereColumbia Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Columbia County (county election office). 971 W. Duval Street, Suite 102, Lake City, FL 32055 · (386) 758-1026 · [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

Five Points is in ZIP code 32055

ZIP codes where Five Points residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Five PointsZIP’s residents in Five Points
32055Lake City, FL100%6%
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 Five Points

Who supplies Five Points’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Lake City (Price Creek Wtp) water system (EPA ID FL2120630). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Five Points?

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

What internet providers serve Five Points?

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

What ZIP codes are in Five Points?

32055. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Five Points in?

Columbia County School District.

How do I register to vote in Five Points?

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 Columbia 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.