Photo: Euku:⇄ · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fort Myers Beach, FL: what to set up and who to call
Town of Fort Myers Beach (Beach Water) has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.2 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Trash goes out on Thursdays in Fort Myers Beach, collected by Waste Management.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Myers Beach, 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 Myers Beach.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 90.4% of Fort Myers Beach residents. 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 Town of Fort Myers Beach (Beach Water)
Town of Fort Myers Beach (Beach Water) supplies almost all of Fort Myers Beach. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lee County Utilities as seller) and serves 6,499 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 2024, was 5.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL5364145.
6 home internet providers serve Fort Myers Beach
100% of 2,591 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 92% | 8,000/8,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 19% | 100/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fort Myers Beach is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fort Myers Beach, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From fortmyersbeachfl.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Myers Beach is in Lee 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
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 Myers Beach is in ZIP code 33931
ZIP codes where Fort Myers Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Myers Beach | ZIP’s residents in Fort Myers Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33931 | Fort Myers Beach, FL | 100% | 59% |
33932 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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.
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 Myers Beach
Who supplies Fort Myers Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Fort Myers Beach (Beach Water) (EPA ID FL5364145). 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 5.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Myers Beach?
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 Myers Beach?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Myers Beach?
33931. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Myers Beach in?
Lee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Myers Beach?
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 Lee 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 Myers Beach’s own website (fortmyersbeachfl.gov), read Oct 21, 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.