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Living in Greenacres, FL: what to set up and who to call

Palm Beach County Water Utilities reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Dec 2023. Power in Greenacres comes from City of Lake Worth Beach, a municipal utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Greenacres, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Greenacres.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Lake Worth Beach

City of Lake Worth Beach (City of Lake Worth Beach - (FL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Greenacres. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Florida).

Start or move service: lakeworth.org · (561) 586-1665

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Palm Beach County Water Utilities

Palm Beach County Water Utilities supplies almost all of Greenacres. It draws ground water and serves 671,114 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Dec 2023. 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 56% 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. FL4504393.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Greenacres

100% of 10,563 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber99%2,000/2,000
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless84%5,000/5,000
Hotwire CommunicationsFiber4%1,000/1,000
Tillman FiberFiber2%2,000/2,000
BreezelineCable, Fiber2%1,000/600
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Greenacres depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Greenacres, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homegreenacresfl.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressLook up your day on greenacresfl.gov →
Pickup

Your pickup week

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Newspaper
  • Drink Boxes
  • Brown Paper Grocery Bags
  • Milk and Juice Containers
  • Cardboard boxes, including tissue boxes, dry food boxes and beverage cartons
  • Steel and Aluminum Cans
  • Magazines, unwanted mail, school/office paper, phone books and catalogs
  • Glass Bottles and Jars (all colors, no lids or caps)
  • All Plastic Containers Number 1-# 7 (except Styrofoam)

From greenacresfl.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Greenacres kids go to
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12John I. Leonard High SchoolPalm Beach County School District

Greenacres is in Palm Beach 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.

ZIP codes & area codes

Greenacres spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Greenacres residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of GreenacresZIP’s residents in Greenacres
33463Lake Worth, FL63%43%
33413West Palm Beach, FL20%51%
33415West Palm Beach, FL14%12%
33467Lake Worth, FL3%3%

33454 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code561Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Greenacres

Who supplies Greenacres’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Palm Beach County Water Utilities (EPA ID FL4504393). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Greenacres?

City of Lake Worth Beach (City of Lake Worth Beach - (FL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Greenacres?

Xfinity, AT&T, Hotwire Communications, Tillman Fiber, Breezeline, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Greenacres?

33463 (63%), 33413 (20%), 33415 (14%), 33467 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greenacres in?

Palm Beach County School District.

How do I register to vote in Greenacres?

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 Palm Beach 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: Greenacres’ own website (greenacresfl.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.