Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fort Myers, FL: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Fort Myers has Precision Disposal & Dumpster Rental of SWFL at 3905 Doctor Martin Luther King Boulevard; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Sat 6 am–7 pm. Trains stop in Fort Myers, at Colonial Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Myers, 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.
Power comes from FPL
FPL (Florida Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.4% of Fort Myers 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 City of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant
City of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant supplies Fort Myers: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 92,219 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% 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. FL5360102.
8 home internet providers serve Fort Myers
99% of 25,377 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 2,000/250 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 34% | 8,000/8,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 32% | 100/10 |
| Hotwire Communications | Fiber | 15% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Summit Broadband | Fiber | 2% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fort Myers depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fort Myers, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on fortmyers.gov →
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Precision Disposal & Dumpster Rental of SWFL
3905 Doctor Martin Luther King Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL, 33916
- Mon6 am–7 pm
- Tue6 am–7 pm
- Wed6 am–7 pm
- Thu6 am–7 pm
- Fri6 am–7 pm
- Sat6 am–7 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Accepted at the curb
- Any Clear, Brown, Green Glass Bottles and Jars
- Butter or Whipped Topping Tubs
- Plastic Containers Marked No.1 - No.7
- Corrugated Cardboard (Moving Boxes, etc.)
From fortmyers.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fort Myers 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 spans 9 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fort Myers residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Myers | ZIP’s residents in Fort Myers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33916 | Fort Myers, FL | 30% | 100% |
| 33901 | Fort Myers, FL | 25% | 97% |
| 33913 | Fort Myers, FL | 14% | 42% |
| 33905 | Fort Myers, FL | 12% | 27% |
| 33966 | Fort Myers, FL | 6% | 48% |
| 33907 | Fort Myers, FL | 6% | 20% |
| 33912 | Fort Myers, FL | 3% | 13% |
| 33919 | Fort Myers, FL | 2% | 6% |
| 33971 | Lehigh Acres, FL | 2% | 7% |
33902, 33906, 33911, 33994 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.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fort Myers
When is the Precision Disposal & Dumpster Rental of SWFL open?
Mon–Sat 6 am–7 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check precisiondisposal.us before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Fort Myers’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant (EPA ID FL5360102). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Myers?
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?
Xfinity, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Hotwire Communications, Summit Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Myers?
33916 (30%), 33901 (25%), 33913 (14%), 33905 (12%), 33966 (6%), 33907 (6%), 33912 (3%), 33919 (2%), 33971 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Myers in?
Lee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Myers?
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’ own website (fortmyers.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.