Photo: JonathanPuello · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fort Pierce, FL: what to set up and who to call
Fort Pierce runs its own electric utility, Fort Pierce Utilities Authority; its homes paid 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025. For emergencies, Fort Pierce is closest to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, 0.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fort Pierce, 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 Pierce.
Power comes from Fort Pierce Utilities Authority
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (Fort Pierce Utilities Authority), a municipal utility, serves all of Fort Pierce. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $115 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: fpua.com · (772) 466-1600
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority
Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority supplies almost all of Fort Pierce. It draws ground water and serves 58,000 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 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 50% 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. FL4560490.
6 home internet providers serve Fort Pierce
100% of 13,871 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 64% | 5,000/5,000 |
| FPUAnet Communications | Fiber | 8% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Blue Stream | Fiber, Cable | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fort Pierce depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fort Pierce, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityoffortpierce.com →
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard and boxboard (flatten boxes)
- Aluminum and steel cans (no scrap metal)
- Plastic bottles, tubs, and jugs (no plastic bags, wrap, film, or Styrofoam)
- Glass bottles and jars (remove all lids)
From cityoffortpierce.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Pierce is in St. Lucie County School District.
B−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 Pierce spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fort Pierce residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fort Pierce | ZIP’s residents in Fort Pierce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34950 | Fort Pierce, FL | 35% | 100% |
| 34982 | Fort Pierce, FL | 29% | 50% |
| 34947 | Fort Pierce, FL | 21% | 70% |
| 34949 | Fort Pierce, FL | 9% | 55% |
| 34981 | Fort Pierce, FL | 4% | 46% |
| 34946 | Fort Pierce, FL | 1% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 34945. 34948, 34954, 34979 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fort Pierce
Who supplies Fort Pierce’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority (EPA ID FL4560490). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fort Pierce?
Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (Fort Pierce Utilities Authority), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fort Pierce?
Xfinity, AT&T, FPUAnet Communications, Blue Stream, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fort Pierce?
34950 (35%), 34982 (29%), 34947 (21%), 34949 (9%), 34981 (4%), 34946 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fort Pierce in?
St. Lucie County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fort Pierce?
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 St. Lucie 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 Pierce’s own website (cityoffortpierce.com), 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.