Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fort Denaud, FL: what to set up and who to call
Fort Denaud has no town government of its own, so Hendry County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hendry County School District. Only 59% of addresses in Fort Denaud can get a wired internet connection, by the FCC’s map.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Denaud, 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 Fort Denaud.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fort Denaud. 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 City of Labelle water system
The City of Labelle water system supplies Fort Denaud: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 87% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Port Labelle as seller) and serves 6,790 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 3.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. FL5260050.
7 home internet providers serve Fort Denaud
83% of 1,227 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 65% | 1,200/35 |
| Florida WiFi | Fiber | 25% | 100/100 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 10% | 80/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| Streamline Internet | Fixed wireless | 57% | 450/80 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fort Denaud’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fort Denaud.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Denaud is in Hendry County School District.
DSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Fort Denaud is unincorporated, so Hendry County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Fort Denaud is in ZIP code 33935
ZIP codes where Fort Denaud residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Denaud | ZIP’s residents in Fort Denaud |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33935 | Labelle, FL | 100% | 9% |
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 Fort Denaud
Who supplies Fort Denaud’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Labelle water system (EPA ID FL5260050). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Denaud?
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fort Denaud?
Xfinity, Florida WiFi, CenturyLink, Verizon, Streamline Internet, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Denaud?
33935. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Denaud in?
Hendry County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Denaud?
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 Hendry 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.