Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Freeport, FL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Freeport comes from Choctawhatche Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most of Freeport has one wired internet choice: CenturyLink.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Freeport, 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 Freeport.
Power comes from Choctawhatche Elec Coop
Choctawhatche Elec Coop (Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 95.3% of Freeport residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $169 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: chelco.com · (850) 892-2111
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from North Bay Water System
North Bay Water System supplies Freeport: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Okaloosa County Bluewater Bay-Raintree and City of Freeport as sellers) and serves 3,171 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. FL1664019.
7 home internet providers serve Freeport
100% of 3,394 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 77% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | Fiber, DSL | 65% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 48% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 28% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Wildstar Networks | Fixed wireless | 92% | 200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Freeport’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Freeport.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Freeport is in Walton County School District.
ASchool 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.
Freeport is in ZIP code 32439
ZIP codes where Freeport residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Freeport | ZIP’s residents in Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32439 | Freeport, FL | 100% | 45% |
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 Freeport
Who supplies Freeport’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Bay Water System (EPA ID FL1664019). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Freeport?
Choctawhatche Elec Coop (Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Freeport?
CenturyLink, Cox Communications, AT&T, Quantum Fiber, Wildstar Networks, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Freeport?
32439. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Freeport in?
Walton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Freeport?
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 Walton 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.