Photo: Indietop20 at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Fort Meade, FL: what to set up and who to call
Fort Meade runs its own electric utility, City of Fort Meade. Most of Fort Meade has one wired internet choice: Xfinity.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Meade, 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 Meade.
Power comes from City of Fort Meade
City of Fort Meade (City of Fort Meade - (FL)), a municipal utility, serves 97.3% of Fort Meade residents.
Start or move service: cityoffortmeade.com · (863) 285-1119
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Fort Meade water system
The City of Fort Meade water system supplies almost all of Fort Meade. It draws ground water and serves 5,455 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 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 61% 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. FL6530320.
7 home internet providers serve Fort Meade
99% of 2,413 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 43% | 40/3 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 25% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Rapid Systems | Fixed wireless | 90% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fort Meade’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fort Meade.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Meade is in Polk 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Fort Meade is in ZIP code 33841
ZIP codes where Fort Meade residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Meade | ZIP’s residents in Fort Meade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33841 | Fort Meade, FL | 100% | 69% |
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 Meade
Who supplies Fort Meade’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Fort Meade water system (EPA ID FL6530320). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Meade?
City of Fort Meade (City of Fort Meade - (FL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Fort Meade?
Xfinity, CenturyLink, Spectrum, Rapid Systems, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Meade?
33841. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Meade in?
Polk County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Meade?
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 Polk 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.