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The Fort Lauderdale handbook

Living in Fort Lauderdale, FL: what to set up and who to call

Fort Lauderdale spans 11 ZIP codes; 33312 holds the most residents (20%). Trains stop in Fort Lauderdale, at Cypress Creek.

Trash & dumpWho supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fort Lauderdale, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerFPLinvestor-owned utility · 14.6¢/kWhMore →WaterCity of Fort Lauderdale water system0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpBy addressDay by addressMore →SchoolBroward County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes33312, 33311, 33308 +8Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Fort Lauderdale.

Electricity

Power comes from FPL

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

The City of Fort Lauderdale water system supplies Fort Lauderdale: about 95% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 185,163 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 4.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. FL4060486.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Fort Lauderdale

100% of 46,769 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber100%2,000/2,000
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless87%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless69%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless50%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Fort Lauderdale is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday, depending on your street

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

Trash dayMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri or SatDepends on your addressLook up your day on gis.fortlauderdale.gov →
Pickup

Your pickup week

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Paper
  • Metal cans
  • Cardboard
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Glass containers
  • Hot and cold beverage cups (with sleeves)
The town’s guidesRecycling collection program accepted items (PDF) →Recycling is collected once a week (PDF, 4MB) →Hot and cold paper beverage cups (PDF, 1MB) →
fortlauderdale.gov

From fortlauderdale.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.

Fort Lauderdale kids go to
PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Fort Lauderdale 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.

Official sitefortlauderdale.govFort Lauderdale’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsFort Lauderdale’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBroward Supervisor of ElectionsElections here are run by Broward County (county election office). PO Box 29001, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302 · (954) 357-7050 · [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

Fort Lauderdale spans 11 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Fort Lauderdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fort LauderdaleZIP’s residents in Fort Lauderdale
33312Fort Lauderdale, FL20%70%
33311Fort Lauderdale, FL19%51%
33308Fort Lauderdale, FL13%83%
33304Fort Lauderdale, FL11%100%
33301Fort Lauderdale, FL10%100%
33315Fort Lauderdale, FL7%100%
33316Fort Lauderdale, FL7%100%
33305Fort Lauderdale, FL4%62%
33309Fort Lauderdale, FL3%16%
33334Fort Lauderdale, FL3%15%
33306Fort Lauderdale, FL2%82%

33302, 33303, 33307, 33310, 33318, 33320, 33329, 33335, 33336, 33337, 33338, 33339, 33340, 33345, 33346, 33348, 33349, 33355, 33359, 33394 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.

TrainCypress CreekTrain station in townNearest emergency roomBroward Health Medical Center2.7 miles awayGet a library cardBroward County Main Library100 South Andrews Avenue · (954) 357-7444

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

Questions about living in Fort Lauderdale

Who supplies Fort Lauderdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Fort Lauderdale water system (EPA ID FL4060486). 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 4.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fort Lauderdale?

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 Lauderdale?

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

What ZIP codes are in Fort Lauderdale?

33312 (20%), 33311 (19%), 33308 (13%), 33304 (11%), 33301 (10%), 33315 (7%), 33316 (7%), 33305 (4%), 33309 (3%), 33334 (3%), 33306 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fort Lauderdale in?

Broward County School District.

How do I register to vote in Fort Lauderdale?

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: Fort Lauderdale’s own website (fortlauderdale.gov), read Oct 23, 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.